Specially
created exhibition inspired by the life and legacy of St Columba will be a
highlight of the autumn programme in the Mackintosh Museum
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Glasgow is one of six
places around the UK and Eire participating in Colm Cille’s Spiral a re-imagination of the legacy of sixth-century
Irish monk and patron Saint of Derry –Londonderry, Colm Cille (St Columba). A
series of contemporary art and literature commissions and dialogues will take
place over the next few months, culminating in a showcase of all the projects
in Derry~Londonderry, 2013 City of Culture in November. Artists and academics
from Glasgow and the Hebrides will begin their contribution to Colm Cille’s Spiral with an intensive
residency on the island of Rasaay, off Skye, this week, and the creative
outcomes of the residency will be shown first in an exhibition, Convocation,
in the Mackintosh Museum at the GSA in October.
places around the UK and Eire participating in Colm Cille’s Spiral a re-imagination of the legacy of sixth-century
Irish monk and patron Saint of Derry –Londonderry, Colm Cille (St Columba). A
series of contemporary art and literature commissions and dialogues will take
place over the next few months, culminating in a showcase of all the projects
in Derry~Londonderry, 2013 City of Culture in November. Artists and academics
from Glasgow and the Hebrides will begin their contribution to Colm Cille’s Spiral with an intensive
residency on the island of Rasaay, off Skye, this week, and the creative
outcomes of the residency will be shown first in an exhibition, Convocation,
in the Mackintosh Museum at the GSA in October.
Colm Cille’s Spiral crosses the modern national borders of
Northern Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland at a pertinent moment in
their collective histories. In the 6th century the picture was very different.
Colm Cille, an often controversial character, renowned as a leading figure in
religion, politics, history, poetry and diplomacy, was at the heart of the
explosion of culture and learning that emanated from early medieval Ireland and
spread through and beyond the British Isles. Carried on this wave of monastic
innovation, a new culture of word and image spread open access to knowledge.
Northern Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland at a pertinent moment in
their collective histories. In the 6th century the picture was very different.
Colm Cille, an often controversial character, renowned as a leading figure in
religion, politics, history, poetry and diplomacy, was at the heart of the
explosion of culture and learning that emanated from early medieval Ireland and
spread through and beyond the British Isles. Carried on this wave of monastic
innovation, a new culture of word and image spread open access to knowledge.
Following a notional
spiral, six contemporary artistic interpretations are linking revered and
significant sites along once-vital perimeters and sea routes. The commissions were
launched in early June 2013 with a performance on the River Foyle, (Derry~Londonderry)
and include poetry and sound installations on Lindisfarne and Bamburgh, a video
installation as part of a walking tour of significant objects and sites in
Dublin, as well as the specially created exhibition at The Glasgow School of
Art.
spiral, six contemporary artistic interpretations are linking revered and
significant sites along once-vital perimeters and sea routes. The commissions were
launched in early June 2013 with a performance on the River Foyle, (Derry~Londonderry)
and include poetry and sound installations on Lindisfarne and Bamburgh, a video
installation as part of a walking tour of significant objects and sites in
Dublin, as well as the specially created exhibition at The Glasgow School of
Art.
The Glasgow-Hebrides
project will starts this week with an intensive residency on the island of
Rasaay. Two artists from Skye – Caroline Dear and Jessica Ramm; a recent GSA MFA graduate Hardeep Pandhal
and Greek artist Augustus Veinoglou
(currently based in Edinburgh) will join with the acclaimed photographer and
Head of Fine Art Photography at the GSA, Thomas Joshua Cooper; artist and lecturer
in Sculpture and Environmental art at GSA, Sue Brind; Johnny Rodger writer,
critic, and Reader in Urban Literature at the Mackintosh School of
Architecture;
Michael Mersinis lecturer in Fine Art Photography at GSA, Edwin Pickstone,
artist in residence and typography technician at the GSA, and Emma Balkind a
current GSA PhD student. The group will explore a number of themes associated
with St Columba as a group before making their own creative response to the
subject.
project will starts this week with an intensive residency on the island of
Rasaay. Two artists from Skye – Caroline Dear and Jessica Ramm; a recent GSA MFA graduate Hardeep Pandhal
and Greek artist Augustus Veinoglou
(currently based in Edinburgh) will join with the acclaimed photographer and
Head of Fine Art Photography at the GSA, Thomas Joshua Cooper; artist and lecturer
in Sculpture and Environmental art at GSA, Sue Brind; Johnny Rodger writer,
critic, and Reader in Urban Literature at the Mackintosh School of
Architecture;
Michael Mersinis lecturer in Fine Art Photography at GSA, Edwin Pickstone,
artist in residence and typography technician at the GSA, and Emma Balkind a
current GSA PhD student. The group will explore a number of themes associated
with St Columba as a group before making their own creative response to the
subject.
Convocation, which will be curated by Jenny Brownrigg, Exhibitions Director at the
GSA, will be shown in the Mackintosh Museum from 12 October – 1 November 2013. Work from the exhibition will then be shown in
Derry~Londonderry from 30 November as part of an exhibition featuring all the commissions
of Colm Cille’s Spiral.
GSA, will be shown in the Mackintosh Museum from 12 October – 1 November 2013. Work from the exhibition will then be shown in
Derry~Londonderry from 30 November as part of an exhibition featuring all the commissions
of Colm Cille’s Spiral.
Colm
Cille’s Spiral is a Difference Exchange project in partnership with The Centre for
Late Antique and Medieval Studies (CLAMS), and King’s Cultural Institute, King’s
College London. Convocation is led by
The Glasgow School of Art, in partnership with CCA, University of Glasgow and ATLAS
Arts
Cille’s Spiral is a Difference Exchange project in partnership with The Centre for
Late Antique and Medieval Studies (CLAMS), and King’s Cultural Institute, King’s
College London. Convocation is led by
The Glasgow School of Art, in partnership with CCA, University of Glasgow and ATLAS
Arts
Ends 12
August 2013
August 2013
Notes for Editors
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Convocation is supported by Creative Scotland’s Creative
Futures Fund, The Glasgow School of Art, CCA, Atlas and University of Glasgow
Convocation is supported by Creative Scotland’s Creative
Futures Fund, The Glasgow School of Art, CCA, Atlas and University of Glasgow
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ATLAS Arts
are Skye based producers and commissioners of contemporary art that create
connections between artists and audiences, and respond to the unique qualities
of this region, its landscapes, its culture and its people.
www.atlasarts.org.uk
ATLAS Arts
are Skye based producers and commissioners of contemporary art that create
connections between artists and audiences, and respond to the unique qualities
of this region, its landscapes, its culture and its people.
www.atlasarts.org.uk