Shrines of the times
Shrines in the Dark Skies Park, shrines in Dumfries Town Centre... it’s not only the Commonty that links these two major creative projects current in the region but a strong feeling of marking places, boundaries, beliefs...
The Dervorguilla street shrines project by Mike Inglis is a temporary art project which explores a series of personal layered narratives centred around beliefs or strongly felt values the community hold dear. Inspired by the tale of Devorguilla Balliol and her personal shrine to her dearly missed husband John, the decency with which she treated people and her determination to provide a free education for all.
Mike is one of six artists commissioned by The Stove for Inbetween:Dumfries 5-10th November an event made up of a series of specially commissioned creative projects presented in the public spaces of Dumfries. There will also be a two-day discussion programme presented by intersections a public art group intersectionspublicart.org.uk focusing on the role of culture in the development of small market towns.
Roadside shrines is an evolving project creating temporary shrines based on the exploration of ideas about places and their meaning. Exploring real and imagined boundaries, ghost farms and lost highways. It is part of The Dark Outside by Dark Skies Artists in Residence Robbie Coleman and Jo Hodges.
The project has been developed and managed by Wide Open as part of a programme of commissions for the Dark Skies/Biosphere and funded by Creative Scotland.
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