McIntyre, Keith (2016) 'Moladh Elephantus' - Eulogies for the Elephant Rock: a solo Exhibition at mima (Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art). [Show/Exhibition]
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On the Hartlepool Headland there once stood a large geological feature known as the Elephant Rock. It would be an inspiration for artists and early pioneering landscape photographers, including Francis Frith. In 1893 during a great storm the Elephant Rock was washed away. The 'Moladh Elephantus' project and exhibition re-imagines the rock through drawing, installation and museology practices. Like Frith's mass produced postcards, the contemporary silkscreen printing allows for multiple production of the central elephant rock motif and provides an experimental platform for improvised deconstructive processes of the image and the paper support. The project further tests the 'Moladh' thematic, Gaelic for 'In Praise of', around how we eulogise geographical sites that no longer exist and perceptions of permanence, fracturing, and the fragility of our environment. The mima exhibition further examines the elephantusmorphism of stone and alerts us to the plight of other Elephant Rocks that exist across the world.
| Item Type: | Show/Exhibition |
|---|---|
| Additional Information: | 'Moladh Elephantus' was the subject of a global lecture at Teeside University on 12th January and a Gallery Talk at mima on Wednesday 20th January 2016 |
| Subjects: | W100 Fine Art |
| Department: | Faculties > Arts, Design and Social Sciences > Arts |
| Depositing User: | Keith Mcintyre |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Feb 2016 11:46 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Oct 2017 08:09 |
| URI: | http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/25971 |
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