Contemporary art at Lindisfarne Castle with Liz Gre

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.

Inspired by Holy Island’s elemental nature - water, wind, limestone, and stars - this sculpture invites physical and emotional engagement. Explore themes of sound, time, place, memory, and imagination.

As part of the installation, stones gathered from the North Sea have been held, cleaned, and placed for you to choose. If one resonates, hold it briefly, then gently return it among the others to become part of the work.

Please do not remove any stones - each carries someone’s offering.

The meaning behind your chosen stone may be known only to you. That’s enough. This is a space for reflection, ritual, and release.

"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. 

 

Visit

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. 

Normal admission charges apply