Mantle

‘Mantle’: a responsibility that passes across generations /
a cloak / the region of the earth’s interior between crust and core.

Mantle is an interdisciplinary artwork by visual artist Jane Calow.

A requiem for irrecoverable bodies lost at sea; it was triggered by a visit to Coverack, Cornwall where the Mantle breaks through the earth’s surface. This geological phenomenon becoming a metaphor for past events that can no longer be hidden or contained. While one generation of a family may feel unable to speak of a traumatic experience, those events often re-emerge psychically for later generations.

Jane used her photographs, film, critical writing and artist’s book in dialogue with collaborators from a range of disciplines. They include Daniel Hinchcliffe (Curator), Clive Radford (Composer), Juliet McCarthy (Cellist), Nic Howes (Geographer) and Adam Pinfold (Audio-Visual Engineer).

This is the first live performance of Mantle. It features projected film with newly composed, original live cello music, recorded ambient sound work with electric guitar, a printed ‘silent libretto’ held by each audience member and an artist’s book (available to buy at the event).

You are warmly invited to the premiere of Mantle by Jane Calow

Thursday 13th October · 2022

7.30pm doors · 8pm event start

Factory Studios – Unit 23 · Barton Hill Trading Estate · Maze St · Bristol · BS5 9TQ

This is a free event but booking is essential.

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Factory Studios, Maze Street, Bristol, United Kingdom