As part of the public programme for Dan Guthrie’s Spike Island and Chisenhale Gallery co-commission Empty Alcove / Rotting Figure, Stroud Valleys Artspace presented one of the video works, Empty Alcove, 2025 in their John Street Gallery space for its Stroud debut.

John Street Gallery is less than a ten-minute walk away from where the Blackboy Clock is still on public display on Stroud's Castle Street.

This presentation coincided with the closing weekend of Empty Alcove / Rotting Figure at Spike Island, Bristol, concluding on 11 May, and preceded the exhibition’s opening at Chisenhale Gallery, London on 5 June.

On Thursday the 15th of May 2025, Guthrie was in-conversation with Layla Gatens, Senior Curator – Art and Exhibitions, The Wilson Gallery, Cheltenham, at The Goods Shed to discuss this new body of work and ongoing conversations about the Blackboy Clock’s future. Click here to listen back to the discussion.

Special thanks to Jo Leahy, Layla Gatens, Barnie Page, Spike Island Exhibition Services, ADi and Ship Art for their assistance with this installation.

Exhibition photography by Emlyn Bainbridge.