Greta Berlin and Zennor Box’s ‘Weird and Wonderful Creatures’ exhibition at Durlston Castle

Inspired by Bernard Leach and her father, sculptor Sven Berlin, Greta has been working in metal and ceramics for over 40 years, inspired in particular by animal and human forms and has exhibited all over the country. The exhibition features Greta’s animal sculptures made in steel from an old municipal dump and in stone, where the image is inspired by the random shape and colour of the stone.

Zennor’s paintings feature animals or invented creatures in place of humans but still discuss human concerns, habits and stories and her CV includes painting the concept art for “Curse of the Were-rabbit” and working as a model-maker for Aardman Animations.

She said: “Unawares and in private the creatures I paint are in their own world with all its trials and tribulations – and this is where I’d like the viewer to be, involved in a world that’s intimate, sometimes strange, sometimes magical but frequently echoes our own.”

Said Ali Tuckey, who manages the gallery at Durlston explained: “It’s a real treat to be able to show the work of this mind-bogglingly original pair.  Together, their work blends magic, melancholy, mystery and wonder at the forms and shapes of the natural world, to create a show which will delight visitors of all ages.”

The exhibition is open every day between 10.30am and 5.00pm and all work is for sale.