Mhairi Maxwell (AGES, University of Bradford) m.l.maxwell@brad.ac.uk Patrick Hadley (Enkyad Heritage Media) patrick@enkyadheritagemedia.co.uk This archaeolog reviews the session ‘An Artful Integration: Possible Futures for Archaeology and Creative Work’ which took place at TAG Bristol on December 17th 2010 and brought together archaeologists, artists, performers, composers and digital media creatives. The formal session summary further details…
art & archaeology
Giordano Bruno and St. Nick by the Fire
Santa Claus (courtesy of Coca-Cola ®) Since this is Christmas Eve, it might do well to try following a Christmas tradition. Or perhaps its intriguing antithesis in this brief speculation. Giordano Bruno said, “To think is to speculate with images.” Of course Bruno was burned at the stake for heresy in 1600 in Rome, and…
Present absences: The ‘Home’ Project is installed in Dublin
The street art stencils for The Home Project were completed this week on Clanbrassil Street in Dublin. Activating heritage, community, identity and public space, the powerwasher stencils will be in situ until the foot traffic of Clanbrassil Street erases them through the accumulation of new residues and traces. Why not have a walk down Clanbrassil…
WAC Artist in Residence Kevin O’Dwyer’s installation at UCD
Installation of ‘Na Fáná Fuachtmhar’, a new sculpture by Kevin O’Dwyer, artist in residence at the Sixth World Archaeological Congress at University College Dublin. With an excerpt from UCD Scholarcast: Archaeologies of Art. ‘Na Fáná Fuachtmhar’ was inspired by the incised chevron motifs found inside the Megalithic Passage Tomb at Fourknocks, Co. Meath. The chevron…
Archaeologies of Art Podcast Series Launched!
UCD Scholarcast has released a podcast series featuring highlights from the Sixth World Archaeological Congress’ theme ‘Archaeologies of Art’. Edited by Ian Russell, the series features contributions from Douglass Bailey (San Francisco State University), Blaze O’Connor (University College Dublin), Andrew Cochrane (Cardiff University) and Kevin O’Dwyer (WAC6 Artist-in-Residence). The series responds broadly to the themes…