POSTERS FOR PLEASURE/Summer Picnic/
2011-2/©Milly Thompson, 2011/12

i–land/Supernormal/Stromboli/Muswell Hill

‘POSTERS FOR PLEASURE 3: Muswell Hill/October 2011/Summer Picnic/©Milly Thompson’, 2011, 3 Avenue Mews, Muswell Hill, London

Series of poster-prints on various supports and varying dimensions in various locations:

  1. I-Land, a field near Bransford Bridge in Herefordshire, 2011
  2. Supernormal Festival, Braziers Park School of Integrated Social Research, Oxfordshire, 2011
  3. A roof at 3, Avenue Mews, Muswell Hill, London, 2011
  4. Galleria del Mare, a rock on the beach at Ginostra, Stromboli, 2012
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POSTERS FOR PLEASURE 1: 'I-land/August 2011/Summer Picnic/©Milly Thompson', I-land, Bransford Bridge, Herefordshire, 2011
'I-land/August 2011/Summer Picnic/©Milly Thompson', 2011; text reads, "the milky succulence of a grilled scallop, the silken elasticity of a skein of melted mozzarella, the jammy inside of a ripe fig, or exquisite softness of melting butter..."
'I-land/August 2011/Summer Picnic/©Milly Thompson', 2011; text reads, "As guests lounge around enjoying a drink they can dip slivers of raw vegetables into anchoiade and a paste of crushed goats cheese, graze on slices of Parma ham, with a small salad of parsnips and raisins..."
POSTERS FOR PLEASURE 2: 'Supernormal/August 2011/Summer Picnic/©Milly Thompson', 2011, Supernormal Festival, Braziers Park School of Integrated Social Research, Oxfordshire
'Supernormal/August 2011/Summer Picnic/©Milly Thompson', 2011; text reads, "A summertime breakfast is to be savoured in the cool freshness of the morning; the first cup of coffee or piece of fruit more vibrant than anything that follows..."
Supernormal/August 2011/Summer Picnic/©Milly Thompson, 2011, "We are totally familiar with the charms of strawberries, basil and lemon..."
Hanging out with artisans at Supernormal Festival
POSTERS FOR PLEASURE 3: Muswell Hill/October 2011/Summer Picnic/©Milly Thompson, 2011, 3 Avenue Mews, Muswell Hill, London
'Muswell Hill/October 2011/Summer Picnic/©Milly Thompson', 2011, text reads, "It doesn't matter whether the kitchen is in a mud-hut in Bali or a penthouse in New York, there are certain requirements without which you cannot begin cooking."
'Muswell Hill/October 2011/Summer Picnic/©Milly Thompson', 2011, text reads, "The reputation of vichyssoise precedes it. It is bettered only by the addition of a spoonful of caviar"
'Muswell Hill/October 2011/Summer Picnic/©Milly Thompson', 2011, text reads, "This orgy of anchovies & garlic fused into a warm, buttery emulsion is saved from utter depravity by the vegetables dipped into it..."
POSTERS FOR PLEASURE 4: 'Stromboli/August 2012/Summer Picnic/©Milly Thompson', 2012, Galleria del Mare, Ginostra, Stromboli
Stromboli/August 2012/Summer Picnic/©Milly Thompson, 2012, text reads, "If you have only every known the saline naïvety of Pacific oysters then you will have learned to love them, and they are not to be sniffed at, washed down with a chilled glass of Vermentino – Sardegnan Vigne Surrau Sciala 2009 is excellent."
'Stromboli/August 2012/Summer Picnic/©Milly Thompson', 2012, text reads, "The morning after a May Ball, the sky is streaked with the illuminated pink, silvers and blues of dawn... this is the time to appreciate a kedgeree."
'Stromboli/August 2012/Summer Picnic/©Milly Thompson', 2012, text reads, "Here the scent of lemongrass cleverly mingles with rosemary and cinnamon; dressing up is minimal - a scoop of ice cream or créme fraîche & a biscuit"
'Stromboli/August 2012/Summer Picnic/©Milly Thompson', 2012, text reads, "Soft skeins of molten Fontina coated with raw egg yolk course over the surface of the rice as you break the membrane."