The Closing of the Suffolk Fishermen Collection A rustic interior scene with white shelves holding ceramic vases, a plate, and small vessels against a white brick wall. A person's hands are visible at the lower right holding a round wooden object above a gray ceramic pot on a small wooden stool. The Closing of the Suffolk Fishermen Collection A weathered white wooden boat with the registration number JH85 painted on its side, resting in tall dry grass next to a dark wooden structure under an overcast, hazy sky. A close-up, artistic shot of a rustic woven basket or bag made from natural fibers, viewed through a blurred chain-link fence. The image has a heavy sepia filter, creating a warm, earthy color palette of browns and tans. A group of rustic handmade ceramic vases and plates arranged on a draped tablecloth, set against a dark window at night with warm ambient lighting. A close-up outdoor shot of a wooden mast and rigging against a blue sky with a few white clouds. A small coiled rope or sail component hangs near the center. A rustic wooden fishing shack on a pier over murky water under an overcast sky, with lobster traps stacked on the deck and a life preserver hanging on the wall. An older man wearing a green work apron, brown shirt, and blue gloves stands in a dark doorway holding a metal bucket. A moody, sepia-toned photograph of a rustic houseboat moored in calm, misty water next to a wooden dock or building, with a soft, overcast sky. A close-up of a person's hands holding a large, rustic metal bucket filled with dark brown liquid, set against a dimly lit, textured gray background.
The Closing of the Suffolk Fishermen Collection
A rustic interior scene with white shelves holding ceramic vases, a plate, and small vessels against a white brick wall. A person's hands are visible at the lower right holding a round wooden object above a gray ceramic pot on a small wooden stool.
A weathered white wooden boat with the registration number JH85 painted on its side, resting in tall dry grass next to a dark wooden structure under an overcast, hazy sky.
A close-up, artistic shot of a rustic woven basket or bag made from natural fibers, viewed through a blurred chain-link fence. The image has a heavy sepia filter, creating a warm, earthy color palette of browns and tans.
A group of rustic handmade ceramic vases and plates arranged on a draped tablecloth, set against a dark window at night with warm ambient lighting.
A close-up outdoor shot of a wooden mast and rigging against a blue sky with a few white clouds. A small coiled rope or sail component hangs near the center.
A rustic wooden fishing shack on a pier over murky water under an overcast sky, with lobster traps stacked on the deck and a life preserver hanging on the wall.
An older man wearing a green work apron, brown shirt, and blue gloves stands in a dark doorway holding a metal bucket.
A moody, sepia-toned photograph of a rustic houseboat moored in calm, misty water next to a wooden dock or building, with a soft, overcast sky.
A close-up of a person's hands holding a large, rustic metal bucket filled with dark brown liquid, set against a dimly lit, textured gray background.

Chloé Rosetta Bell

The Closing of the Suffolk Fishermen Collection

The closing of the Suffolk Fishermen Collection. A series of works made using the remaining ash from traditional smokehouses in Suffolk.

The original collection developed by Chloé Rosetta Bell for The Merchant’s Table looked at the people, materials and tools connected to Suffolk’s fishing and smokehouse traditions. Waste crab shells from local fishermen and ash from traditional smokehouses became materials within the collection, allowing the objects to hold a connection to the people and working landscape that shaped them.

Part Two of the collection coming late September.

 

Photography by Justyna Kulam and Chloé Rosetta Bell.

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