Laetitia Yhap | Laetitia Yhap: An Ending to a Beginning | De La Warr Pavillion

Hales is delighted to announce that Laetitia Yhap: An Ending to a Beginning, is now on view at the De La Warr Pavillion, through 27 May 2024.

Laetitia Yhap (b. 1941, UK) is best known for intricate paintings of fishermen on The Stade Beach, Hastings, UK, created on unusually shaped panels individually hand-made by the artist for each work. Yhap moved to Hastings from London in 1967, and in 1974 began her cycle of work depicting raw glimpses into the lives of the fishing community, documenting daily scenes as they unfolded on the beach.

Enraptured by the ritual of their activities, Yhap began to draw the fishermen from life before returning to her studio to make the paintings. She would continue making works of this community for twenty-five years, bringing forth their resilience and spirit in the face of such dangerous labour conditions. Yhap's oeuvre serves as a unique picture of an industry that today looks completely different, as rapid industrialisation and environmental shifts render the lives of those working at sea increasingly precarious.

 

 

Laetitia Yhap

Laetitia Yhap: An Ending to a Beginning

De La Warr Pavillion

Marina

Bexhill-on-Sea

TN40 1DP

United Kingdom

 

6 April 2024 - 27 May 2024