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Contemporary art at Lindisfarne Castle with Liz Gre

Artist Liz Gre with Lindisfarne Castle in the background.
Artist Liz Gre at Lindisfarne Castle, Northumberland. | © Jonny Walton/Kaptur

For 2024 / 25 we are excited to be working with contemporary artist and composer, Liz Gre, who presents "Embodied Cacophonies" - a light, sound and sculptural installation that explores the elemental nature of Holy Island and the cacophonies that surround us. The work has been supported by Arts & Heritage and University of Southampton.

Embodied Cacophonies

Liz Gre presents an installation inspired by the voices of Holy Island, placed in-situ as an interactive sound and light sculpture in the Upper Gallery at Lindisfarne Castle.

The sculpture draws inspiration from weathered raw materials and the elemental nature of Holy Island – such as water, wind, limestone & the stars. Visitors are invited to engage with the piece physically, exploring cacophony, non-linear time, embodiment of place, co-existing memory and imagination.

"Upon visiting Lindisfarne, I was immediately overwhelmed by the multitude of voices echoing in the place. The loud-quiet voice of the expansive sky at play with the tide and the North Sea; the still enwrapping voice of the wind as it curled around blades of grass and stone and caressed, kissed, coldly slapped my skin; the legacied voices of Holy Islanders humming like bees as we passed through the causeway; the bellowing murmurs of domestic memory superimposed upon spiritual memory held within the realised imagination of place created"

Liz Gre.

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The installation uses the Upper Gallery inside the building to tell a series of stories, enabling visitors to experience the castle through the eyes of those who’ve occupied it throughout its existence – past, present and future.

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Embodied Cacophonies by Liz Gre

A short introduction to " Embodied Cacophonies" by artist and composer Liz Gre, coming to Lindisfarne Castle in 2024.

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