Exhibition
The Masque of Blackness
6 Sep 2018 – 6 Oct 2018
Event times
6pm-12pm
Cost of entry
Free
Address
- 46 ASHFIELD STREET
- London
England - E1 2AJ
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
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More than 7 years in the making and inspired by Joseph Conrad’s Novella ‘Heart of Darkness’ and Ben Jonson’s Jacobean play ‘The Masque of Blackness’, Epoh Beech’s animated film will be screened at Gallery 46 later this summer.
About
‘The Masque of Blackness’ exhibition examines the geographical, historical and cultural relationship between the Thames and the Rhine, and between West Africa, England and Germany, with a vast series of sketches and drawings recurring motifs such as Shells, Hermes the Seal, Pegasus, Oil Rigs and water nymphs. These motifs appear in the final animated film and act as symbols of the imagination travelling freely.
Collaborators on the 12 minute animated film include; film editor Matthew Thomas; Danish musician Esben Tjalve who has composed a unique soundtrack; and Julia Gillespie, a former ballet dancer with Rambert Dance Company. The exhibition will also feature 3D paper maquettes made by Duncan Mude.
To accompany the film will be an extensive series of drawings and preparatory sketches of varying scale, detailing the journey of the painstakingly created animation.
