August 2011
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Visitor Feedback for DOWN at METAL, Edge Hill,...
“One of the most thought provoking pieces I’ve seen in a show in a while, it provided a wonderful space for reflection”.
“Wonderful artistic expression of industrial history in the North West”
“Liked the feathers and music together. Very inventive”
“Very intricate, poetic and beautiful. Loved the feathers.”
“Exquisite interpretation of journeys, paths and loss”
“I like the way it slows you...
January 2011
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DOWN composed by Ailis Ni Riain (2010)
November 2010
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DOWN selected for The Open West 2011
We are both very pleased indeed to have DOWN selected for The Open West 2011. The exhibition will run from 9th February to 5 March in Cheltenham, UK.
Supported by Arts Council England
September 2010
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July 2010
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DOWN Definitions: soft fine feather forming the covering of a young bird; moving towards a lower place or position; unhappy
DOWN involves the pain-staking cutting up and crafting of 12,000 individual paper feathers carved from dis-used UK ordinance survey maps from the 1970s enhanced by a new electroacoustic musical score. A striking and highly original installation work. We are grateful...