Screening

Gifts - Film Screening & Artist Talk

Thu 08 Dec 2016
19.00-20.30
Screening Room
South Wing

Join us for a talk with artist Clare Whistler and filmmaker Nichola Bruce, before a screening of their film GIFTS.

The GIFTS project was inspired by a naming day gift for Clare’s eldest son in 1989. A box containing eight objects that were traditionally given in England, to welcome a new child into the world: egg for life, coal for heat, evergreen for eternity, salt for health, candle for light, bread for food, coin for wealth and a silver ring for love throughout life. 

From 2005-2015, using gift economy, Clare revealed each object in its utopian state, in collaboration with leading artists, musicians and poets, re-energising the meaning and cultural significance of gift-giving. The film is an interpretation of these eight events, bringing together English traditions of ritual and landscape.