TALK: Art, Place and the Ancients: Remaking the past with artist Robin Sullivan
Saturday 2nd May, 11:00, Ashburton Arts Centre
One of the most innovative artists working with place and pre-history anywhere, Robin Sullivan works with clay, stone and other materials to make deeply personal and engaging social artworks that bridge sculpture and performance. His multi-faceted practice navigates the rich intersections of landscape, history, identity and community, and is rooted in deep engagement with the pre-historic British Isles.
Robin’s identity as a queer, neurodiverse, and mentally disabled artist has given them a different perspective on landscape and the culture it creates, seeing landscape not as a backdrop but as a collaborator, an active participant in shaping memory, culture and the self. They are currently working on a major public commission for Newquay – creating 3 new megaliths for the town that incorporate casts of over 400 small sections of local places nominated by the people of Newquay – recreating the ancient connection between people and stone in a new way. Robin has previously worked on Dartmoor, recreating Iron Age ceramics as part of an archaeological dig at Hembury.
Robin will be in conversation with Dr Alex Murdin, an environmental artist and producer, also working with ideas of how to connect personally and socially to landscapes of stone.
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Images: courtesy the artist