LUGHNASADH

EXHIBITION DATES : Online from 1/8

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INTRODUCTION :

‘Lughnasadh’ is the eighth and final incarnation in an evolving series of Anima Mundi online mixed exhibitions following this rhythm of the seasons, known as ‘the wheel of the year’. This ‘calendar’ provides a cue for the duration of each show, and inevitably flavours the selection of works presented.

In many traditions, time is considered to be cyclical rather than straight line. Perceived as a perpetual cycle of growth and retreat tied to the Sun’s annual death and rebirth. This cycle is also viewed as a micro and macrocosm of broader life cycles in an immeasurable series of rotations composing the Universe. The days that fall on the landmarks of the yearly cycle traditionally mark the beginnings and middle-points of the four seasons.

The exhibition includes artworks by (in order of appearance) :

Tim Shaw, David Kim Whittaker, David Cooper, Paul Benney, Carlos Zapata, Henry Hussey, Arthur Lanyon, Miles Cleveland Goodwin, Andrew Hardwick, Sax Impey, Gabrielle K Brown, Luke Frost, Efrat Merin, Jim Carter, Chris Anthem, Kate Clark, Marianne Walker, Sam Lock, Faye Eleanor Woods, Jackson Whitefield, Laurence Edwards, Katie Sims, Massimo Angei, Judith Nangala Crispin, Roger Thorp, Simone Pellegrini, Dr Martin Shaw, Alastair & Fleur Mackie, Alice Ellis Bray, Marie Claire Hamon, Rebecca Harper, Lisa Wright, Andrew Litten, Spencer Shakespear, Sam Bassett, Claire Curneen, Phoebe Cummings, Joy Wolfenden Brown, Luke Hannam, Andy Harper.

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“For many generations… they obeyed the laws and loved the divine to which they were akin…they reckoned that qualities of character were far more important than their present prosperity. So they bore the burden of their wealth and possessions lightly, and did not let their high standard of living intoxicate them or make them lose their self-control… But when the divine element in them became weakened… and their human traits became predominant, they ceased to be able to carry their prosperity with moderation.”

— Plato, Timaeus