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Sian Macfarlane, We Are Illuminated (film still), 2014-15, HD video, courtesy of the artist.
Exhibition
Siân Macfarlane We Are Illuminated exhibition
1 May 2015 – 26 Jul 2015
Event times
Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm; Sundays 12noon - 4pm. Closed Mondays and Bank Holidays
Cost of entry
Free
Address
- Gallery Square
- Walsall, WS2 8LG
- Walsall
- WS2 8LG
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Walsall
Over the past 12 months, artist Siân Macfarlane has immersed herself in the history of leisure and celebration in Walsall. Spanning the 1800s to the present day, Siân's research has uncovered the rich and varied history of pageants, fairs, carnivals, cinemas and performance in the area, including the famed Walsall IIIuminations.
About
For her solo exhibition at The New Art Gallery Walsall, Siân will present a multi-layered film, which interweaves past and present and explores the synchronicites of leisure pastimes throughout the ages.
Central to the film is a script written by M Charles Bardell, which charts events in Walsall's history, from the town's origins in 900 to 1900. This play, originally performed in Walsall Town Hall in 1951 as part of the Festival of Britain, is re-enacted in the same location by local students, with tableaus recalling stories of Sister Dora and the Bayard Colts.
Rarely seen artefacts and memorabilia accompany the film and invite audiences to reminisce, be enlightened and become illuminated.
Siân Macfarlane is based in Wolverhampton. Her exhibition extends research developed during her 2014 residency at The New Art Gallery Walsall, which was funded by Turning Point West Midlands.
