Opening event: Saturday 20 October, 2–5pm
LUX and LUX Scotland present a solo exhibition by Glasgow-based artist Sarah Forrest, featuring her new film April (2018) commissioned for the Margaret Tait Award, Scotland’s most prestigious moving image prize for artists. This will be the first gallery presentation of April outside of Scotland.
Working across film, installation, text and sound, Sarah Forrest’s practice weaves together elements of theory, fiction and philosophy to produce narrative-driven works that playfully explore perceptions both by and of the self. April draws from her research into second sight (An da shealladh, literally translated from Gaelic, means ‘the two sights’), a prophetic phenomenon particular to the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. To this subject, she brings questions pertinent to her wider creative practice that consider appearance, perception, doubt and belief. Set on the Isle of Lewis in the Western Isles of Scotland, the film performs through its cyclical structure and narrative slippages the sensation of being un-certain of what has been seen or heard.
April will be presented alongside a new companion film produced for the exhibition. A selection of films and videos from the LUX and Cinenova collections will accompany a presentation of audio works, related publications and research materials. A newly commissioned text by writer and critic Brian Dillon will be published on the occasion of the exhibition.
April was commissioned as part of the 2017/18 Margaret Tait Award, a Glasgow Film Festival commission supported by Creative Scotland and LUX Scotland.
Curated by Nicole Yip, Director of LUX Scotland, the exhibition is presented as a partnership between LUX and LUX Scotland, with additional support from the Hope Scott Trust.
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Breakfast Opening
Wednesday, 17 October, at LUX 9am—10.30am:
A special breakfast viewing of the exhibition with artist Sarah Forrest and exhibition curator Nicole Yip (Director, LUX Scotland). Coffee, tea and pastries will be provided.
Details here
Exhibition Opening
Saturday, 20 October, at LUX 2pm—5pm
Join us for drinks to celebrate the opening of the exhibition, with a performance and live readings by Sarah Forrest from 3pm.
Details here
The Second Sight Reading Group
Saturday, 3 November, at LUX 2pm—4pm
Take part in a reading group led by Elsa Richardson that will look at the narratives and structures of stories of second sight, bringing together a selection of texts from the 17th century to the present day. All texts will be provided on the day.
Free, booking here