1st February 2012
Eastbourne’s award-winning contemporary art museum is inviting visitors to hear from the BAFTA-nominated artists behind their latest exhibition VISITOR in a one-off talk this Saturday.
igloo artists Gibson and Martelli will be at Towner at 2pm on Saturday to speak to visitors about their artistic practice and use of video game technology, as well as their travels in the Canadian Rockies and what it was like to put the ambitious VISITOR exhibition together.
As well as hearing from the artists and experiencing the icy wilderness for themselves in the VISITOR exhibition, visitors to Towner this weekend will also have the chance to enjoy free screenings of Manufactured Landscapes, a feature length documentary that has inspired the igloo artists.
Eastbourne Borough Council Cabinet Member for Tourism and Leisure Cllr Neil Stanley said “We were very excited to launch Towner’s latest exhibition VISITOR last weekend and we have a fantastic programme of events, talks and workshops coming up that really encourage visitors to delve deeper into the exhibition. This weekend’s talk and screenings will allow visitors to hear from the igloo artists in person as well as enjoying free screenings of a film that gives an insight into the artists’ inspiration.”
Manufactured Landscapes is a documentary on the world and work of renowned artist Edward Burtynsky who makes large-scale photographs of ‘manufactured landscapes’ such as quarries, recycling yards, factories and mines. The documentary follows the artist to China as he travels the country documenting its massive industrial revolution. Subjects include the Three Gorges Dam, which is 50% bigger than any other dam in the world and displaced over a million people, and factory floors over a kilometre long.
The film screenings are free for visitors to watch and take place at 10.30am, 12.30pm and 2.30pm on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 February. To hear the artists talk visitors must book in advance for £4 or £3 for concessions – you can book online by visiting the website.
This weekend also offers a great opportunity for first time visitors to experience the VISITOR exhibition, which includes a full size replica of a Canadian trappers’ cabin housing an interactive environment, in which visitors are invited to navigate through an eerie, frozen virtual world.
For more information go to the website or call 01323 434670.
