Georgia Gendall: Knowing Me, Knowing You | 5 December 2026 – 27 February 2027 | Harbour House, Kingsbridge

An upcoming exhibition at Harbour House in Kingsbridge will invite visitors to look differently at the relationship between farm animals, human care and the systems that shape modern agriculture.

Knowing Me, Knowing You, by Cornwall-based artist Georgia Gendall, brings together sculpture, film and drawing to explore how animals are measured, understood and managed within farming and food production. Through a combination of the anatomical and the mechanical, Gendall examines the relationship between human and animal lives, and the sometimes blurred boundaries between care and control.

The exhibition will open on Saturday 5 December as part of Kingsbridge Celebrates Christmas. Visitors are invited to drop into Harbour House for a free festive workshop, where people of all ages can make their own Christmas tree decorations. Later in the day, once the workshop has finished, Harbour House will host a free opening celebration in the gallery, with complimentary mince pies and mulled apple juice. Everyone is welcome to join the celebrations and be among the first to explore the exhibition.

Harbour House
(Georgia Gendall)

The exhibition has particular relevance to the South Hams, where farming and agriculture remain an important part of the local landscape, economy and community identity. Drawing on familiar aspects of animal husbandry and food production, Gendall transforms everyday farming practices into unexpected artworks, encouraging visitors to consider the animals behind the systems we often take for granted.

Among the works on display are sculptures inspired by the process of measuring and recording sheep, alongside drawings and film that explore the connections between animal bodies and industrial machinery. In one unexpected twist, familiar karaoke songs take on a more unsettling meaning, becoming almost like cries for help.

Rather than offering straightforward answers, Knowing Me, Knowing You explores the contradictions within human–animal relationships. It asks what it means to know another living being, and how that relationship changes when an animal's body becomes data within a system of production.

Alongside the exhibition, visitors can also take part in a free drawing activity in the gallery, providing an opportunity for people of all ages to respond creatively to the artworks and ideas on display.

Georgia Gendall is a Cornwall-based artist working across sculpture, performance, film, writing, photography and participatory practice. Her work explores relationships between humans, animals and the natural world, often using humour, absurdity and unexpected approaches to examine the environments and systems we inhabit.

Knowing Me, Knowing You runs at Harbour House, Kingsbridge, from 5 December 2026 to 27 February 2027. Harbour House is open Tuesday to Saturday, 10am–5pm. Admission is free.