Embodied Land: An exhibition of Sally Cole’s paintings
Rye Art Gallery until 30th by Simone Witney “I have walked out of the body and into the mountain. I am a manifestation of its total life, as is the starry saxifrage or the white-winged ptarmigan.” This is a quote…
HIP CLASSICS
The Greek gods What if they were alive today? Simone Witney looks at Dionysus (Roman Bacchus). Earth, wind, fire – and wine. While his sister, Athena, and companion Apollo were focused, strategic thinkers, Dionysus was the great loosener. Nothing around…
Power and Elegance as Stables Studios Adapts
The Stables Studio newsletter has adapted to the lockdown with all the grace and imagination that is characteristic of everything that the artists at Fairlight do. Photographs of them at work in their beautiful environment where town recedes and earth…
HIP CLASSICS
The Greek Gods What if these deities were alive today? Of course I know they don’t exist, but they give us a rich language in which to describe experience. In this issue: Poseidon – plenty more fish? For us the…
HIP CLASSICS: The Greek Gods
What If These Deities Were Alive Today? Of course I know they don’t exist, but they give us a rich language in which to describe experience. In this issue: Apollo – Back to Black or Sunny Afternoon? Apollo set a…
HIP CLASSICS
The Greek Gods What if these deities were alive today? Of course I know they don’t exist, but they give us a rich language in which to describe experience. In this issue I look at fiery Hestia. While Hermes and…
Gods Alight at the Forum
Simone Witney reviews the latest Stains and Traces show at the Arts Forum, running until 1st ; Colm Toibin has spoken of Seamus Heaney’s “always crediting the miraculous” as a reason for Ireland’s deep mourning for him. Heaney commands an…
HIP CLASSICS
The Greek Gods – What if these deities were alive today? My personal view is that the polytheism of the Greeks gives us a rich language in which to describe experience. In this issue I look at Hermes. Hermes is…
HIP CLASSICS – Seasonal Spiced Tales
Bigger than a fox, smaller than a dog? It’s an ant. GOLD The story of gold-digging ants is one of the most charming in Herodotus’ history (written around 460-50 BCE). Although he is called the first historian, his account often…
HIP CLASSICS: The Greek Gods
What if we imagined these deities alive today? I have a personal view that the polytheism of the Greeks gives us a useful language in which to look at experience. In this issue I explore the goddess of seduction. Aphrodite…