UK Press Release July 2019

UK artist will recreate the 1620 voyage of the Mayflower in modern-day pilgrimage to the USA

Artist and sculptor, Rachel Carter is set to retrace the historic Mayflower voyage across the Atlantic Ocean to commemorate the 400th anniversary as part of a sculptural project.

Rachel will recreate the 1620 Atlantic crossing of the Mayflower Pilgrims, completely cut off from communication*, spending her time working on her project ‘The language of Sculpture – Spirit of Mayflower’ before she arrives in America to carry out an Artist-in-Residency at the Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum (PMPM) in Boston MA.

Speaking about the crossing Rachel said: “I am making my own pilgrimage to get a sense of the feeling and isolation from my family. I wanted to experience what it would be like to be completely cut off from the rest of the world, and express my experience through textile sculpture.”