Want to stay in this beautifully crafted room?
From £80 for the whole room
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Ensuite Shower Room
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Double Bed
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Bed linen supplied
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Towels are included
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Free Wi-Fi
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Original Artwork & Design Features
“Snowstorm collection” by Nelson & Woodward
Private Double
Snowstorm Collection is a private double with en suite shower room on the second floor.
With views of the church & beyond, this cozy room will provide a restful stay on the quieter second floor of the Art Hostel. The double bed is made up with comfy bedding & linen, and towels are provided, Wifi is free & a light breakfast is included for each morning of your stay.
Nelson & Woodward, an artist duo based in Sheffield, have created this room for sponsors Mick Ward & Gill Crawshaw, focusing on their collection of snowglobes from around the world.
Mick & Gill’s collection celebrates their travels together; their first collection as a couple. For Nelson & Woodward, it is a collection that stands as a celebration of a potentially short period in history when travel was reasonably accessible and cheap. Although the internet now enables us to scour online for objects located all over the world, for many such as Gill and Mick the fun is in the discovering of the object in person, the joy of seeking and finding. The collection is testament to the lasting attraction of a souvenir small enough to fit in a suitcase and charming enough to look great on the mantelpiece.
As times change so do our concerns and the conversations we have as a society. Similar to many collections formed on Grand Tours, this snowstorm collection now also highlights other narratives; The mass production of objects predominantly produced in china then shipped across the globe and the impacts on global warming of people moving on mass via air travel.
With environmental concerns, the UK leaving the EU, and global pandemics we have already seen a shift in travel habits. It feels like this snowstorm collection represents a more carefree age when we could all aspire to travel internationally collecting experiences, stories and souvenirs along the way. Travel has undoubtedly become more precious, but what of collecting? We will have to look towards galleries, museums, social media, and the mantlepiece at home to see how collecting changes it’s habits.
