Michèle Noach
Artoonist
Michèle Noach joined Cape Farewell on the 2004 Art/Science Expedition. Taking almost three weeks the Cape Farewell crew circumnavigated Spitsbergen, the main island of the Svalbard archipelago, aboard the Noorderlicht - sailing almost as far North as possible. Following the expedition Michèle produced her series of 'Lenticulars', featured in the Cape Farewell book Burning Ice, and exhibited with Art & Climate Change. She returned to the Arctic on her second voyage with Cape Farewell in September 2008, joining the Disko Bay Expedition.
In 2007 Cape Farewell visited The Lost Gardens of Heligan, pre-cursor to creation of Eden Project, as part of our long term collaboration with the Eden Project. From this start point Michèle has worked with both Heligan and Eden Project on several projects, including, The Glasshouse Men, an installation of lenticulars in the greenhouses at The Lost Gardens of Heligan in November 2008.
In September 2009, an abridged version of the 2008 Curwen show One Mouse, One Dollar, No Refund was exhibited in the beautiful Hawksmoor Rectory of Spitalfields.
"I absolutely refuse to leave until we are able to take back with us something in the nature of a chart."
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 'The Lost World'
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1963 |
Born in Paddington, Australia |
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1964-9 |
Move to Holland, USA, Australia and Holland again before settling in London |
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1970 |
Discover 'Ant and Bee' |
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1972 |
See 'Dougal and the Blue Cat' |
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1973 |
Collect first of many lenticular images |
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1976 |
Hear 'New Rose' by The Damned |
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1981 |
Become crossword compiler for The New Musical Express
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1982 |
Severe electrical shock (accidental)
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1984 |
Bitten by spider (unidentified) in Australian outback |
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1985 |
Start printmaking
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1987 |
Commissioned artist for Liberty of London
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1989 |
Establish studio in London |
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1990 |
Ship etching press to Australia and back
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1993 |
Qualify in British Sign Language |
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2002 |
First US exhibition and visit to Sonoran Desert |
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2004 |
Fall on ice (whilst skating) in Svalbard, High Arctic
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2006 |
Art & environment study in Sonoran Desert
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2008 |
The Glasshouse Men: Installation in greenhouses at the Lost Gardens of Heligan.
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2009
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Artist in residence at the Eden Project, working on Arctic poppies
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"Even Michèle Noach’s measuring instruments made some kind of sense. Sort of"
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian
Latest News
The Arctic Poppy Chronicles
'The Arcic Poppy Chronicles' by Michèle Noach are to be seen at the Botanical Garden Oxford
Exploring the Oceans
Watch new Cape Farewell films on the future of the ocean.
Lates with Mastercard at the Science Museum, London
Cape Farewell rejoins the Lates with Mastercard at the Science Museum. Join us on Wednesday 24 April, from 6.45-10pm, for a night of entertainment, knowledge and exploration on the topic of 'Climate Science'.
Our Time In Ice
The exhibition ''Our Time in Ice' is still on until 31 May in Brighton and will be accompanied by a talk on Sat, 19th May by Michèle Noach, David Buckland and Chris Wainwright.
Phytology
An action-reserach project around wild plants and urban space in the heart of East London.
This Clement World
Cynthia Hopkins musical perfromance, 'This Clement World', is showing in New York, Feb 2013.
ADRIFT - Walks around London
Follow the ongoing inquiry of ADRIFT. This time will Cape Farewell’s poet in residence, Tom Chivers, walk with us through London. Find out more ›
Creative Time Reports
Cape Farewell is contributing monthly a short film to Creative Time Reports; a dynamic multimedia website featuring artists around the world actively engaging in and commenting on the most pressing issues of our time.



