Gifts by Clare Whistler
8 Gifts given for a journey through life.
Archived Event
| Dates | 01 - 31 Dec 2016 |
| Space | Utopia Treasury Great Arch Hall |
| Price | Free |
Gifts, an installation by artist Clare Whistler and Tamsin Currey will be in the Utopia Treasury throughout December.
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.
BIOGRAPHY
Clare Whistler's work breaks down the boundaries between art disciplines and hopes to offer insight, feeling and moments of timeless beauty whether in performance, site-specific work, text, music, visual art or landscape. Clare has worked as a dancer, choreographer and director, at Glyndebourne Opera, as Associate Director for Peter Sellars, A Leverhulme Artist in Residence with Dr Thomas Dixon, Centre for the History of Emotions, Queen Mary University of London, multiple worldwide artist residencies and two RPS awards (Royal Philharmonic Society of Music). GIFTS, a ten year project has been followed by WATERWEEK a gift economy yearly water festival event in East Sussex.
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