27 October to 22 December 2017
Aoibheann Greenan, Seán Hillen, Seán Lynch, Lucy McKenna, Tadhg McSweeney, Doireann Ní Ghrioghair, Nano Reid
Solstice Arts Centre is delighted to present ‘The Otherworld Hall’, an exhibition of painting, drawing, sculpture, video and audio works curated by Sabina Mac Mahon that investigates the possible relationship that exists between the archaeological evidence of pre-Christian history in the Boyne Valley and our mythic past.
Inspired by Louth artist Nano Reid’s interest in the Boyne landscape (in particular her 1963 painting ‘Where Oengus Óg Magnificently Dwells’) and a fascination with how past and present, history and myth co-exist simultaneously in the ancient monuments of Knowth, Dowth and Newgrange, ‘The Otherworld Hall’ invites participating artists to take Meath’s pre-Christian archaeological heritage as a starting point from which to explore the intriguing convergence of history, archaeology and myth that is present in the Boyne Valley’s megalithic tombs. By doing so, the exhibition encourages visitors to reconsider their preconceived ideas about how and why these monuments came to be, and what stories they really tell.
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