EXPOSURE, by Wilfred Owen, read by David Sibley

THE SUBVERSIVE LANDSCAPE at Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens Gallery curated by Hugh Mendes - EXPOSURE - April 28th - May 27th

‘Exposure is a video work which was filmed primarily at the Russian Embassy in London and the poppy fields of France. The poem of the same name written by Wilfred Owen is read by Roger Thorp’s close friend, the actor David Sibley, who once played Owen in a BBC2 Playhouse production ‘The Fatal Spring’ (New York Film and TV Festival Gold award, Nato Peace prize). Owen’s great anger and considerable compassion struck Sibley as being just as relevant now as ever. Sibley and Thorp entered in to a dialogue about a visual element to accompany the reading which resulted in this pertinent work. The mantra “Lest We Forget” is metaphorically juxtaposed against a reminder of the current atrocities being committed in the Ukraine by Vladimir Putin and his supporters’. Joesph Clarke, Anima Mundi Gallery

Also screening: Exposure - The Oak - an alternative visual interpretation

QUOTES

“Difficult to find the words of appreciation for such a moving collaboration. Thank you”

”Time travel. Sublime. Exquisite. Raw and powerful.”

Exposure - The Oak - an alternative visual interpretation

QUOTES

“Mesmerising and so assured, I felt immediately that I could trust this to take me somewhere liminal. I particularly liked the way the tree seemed to be floating as the frame shifted a millimetre or two now and then. Though I had to keep reminding myself to listen to the words as well. Our brains ache... yes, well.” Sue Lanzon

“It wasn’t just the film or the words or the reading, it was the sum of the parts that was so incredibly poignant.” Tim Hardy