Sculptor and SA pal Tessa Farmer has a new exhibition opening this weekend at Viktor Wynd Fine Art, 11 Mare St, Hackney, London E8. It runs until 30 October.
As part of the exhibition Strange Attractor have collaborated with Tessa and Viktor Wynd to put together a one day symposium on faery lore and Tessa’s artwork.
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Good Neighbours:
Faeries, Folklore and the Art of Tessa Farmer
A day of presentations, readings, films and discussion:
Saturday 1 October 2011, 11am til 7pm
Viktor Wynd Fine Art, 11 Mare St, London E8
* 11am Introduction – Tessa Farmer, Viktor Wynd and Mark Pilkington
* 11.30 Jeremy Harte – Faeries and Otherness
* 12.30 Gwilym Games – “The Obscure and Horrible Race of the Hills”, Arthur Machen’s faeries
* 1.30pm lunch
* 2.30 Wynd reads a faery tale to aid digestion
* 2.45pm Petra Lange Berndt – Swarming: Insects in art
* 3.45pm Diane Perkiss – The Changing Face of Faery
4.45 pm Quick tea break
*5pm Screening of Tessa Farmer and Sean Daniels’ three short films
* 5.15pm Catriona Mcara in discussion with Tessa Farmer and Mark Pilkington
* 6pm Carol Mavor faery tale reading
* 6.30 pm Closing discussion and questions
7pm close
Tickets are £25, though early bird tickets, and those bought from the gallery are only £15. You can book tickets here