In November 2007 artists Lin Holland and Jane Poulton began a year-long residency in the two cathedrals of Liverpool. Over the course of the year six temporary site-specific works were made, including film, installation, and performance.
This website includes still images of all six works, documentary film footage of the three works that used moving image: Two Seas : High Water, Ring of Roses : Paper Falls on Stone and Three Vessels : Love’s Labours, and an audio recording of the performance work, Heartsounds.
It also includes a reading by Peter Halligan of Upon This Rock, a commissioned piece of writing by Chris Lethbridge that was inspired by Holland and Poulton’s work.
The website is accompanied by a printed catalogue that includes an essay by Art Historian and Theologian, Dr Rina Arya, and features a further work, Earth and Æther, which the artists made at the invitation of Liverpool Cathedral as part of their 2010 Liverpool Biennial programme. The catalogue is available from the artists and is downloadable as a pdf from this website.
Holland and Poulton were nominated for the Northern Art Prize 2009 for the six artworks made during their Cathedrals’ Residency.
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Photo credits:
Barry Hale: Earth and Æther, Two Seas : High Water, Untitled : Unknown
David Lambert & Rod Tidnam: Journey, Three Vessels : Love’s Labours
Brendan McCormack: Ring of Roses : Paper Falls on Stone
Jane Poulton & Lin Holland: Ring of Roses : Paper Falls on Stone
Graham Rodger: Journey
SMO Funders:
Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, Arts Council England, Liverpool Cathedral, Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Liverpool, Liverpool Hope University and The Foundation for Sport and the Arts
Sponsorship-in-kind was also received from the following:
Transpennine Express and Northern Rail
The content of this site may not be reproduced or broadcast in whole or in part in any form without written permission from the artists. © 2010
Contact
For enquiries regarding the work shown on this site, please email:
Lin Holland linholland@sitematerialobject.com
Jane Poulton janepoulton@sitematerialobject.com
Filey Sea - 00:00 to 03:45 and Hilbre Sea - 03:46 to 06:52
Two Seas : High Water
Two Seas : High Water is a film of the two seas that define the east and west coasts of Britain: the North Sea and the Irish Sea. The footage was shot at Filey on the east coast and Hilbre Island on the west coast... read more
Ring of Roses : Paper Falls on Stone
Ring of Roses : Paper Falls on Stone was Holland and Poulton’s response to a commission by Liverpool Hope University for ‘The Big Hope’ International Youth Congress, the opening and closing ceremonies... read more
Three Vessels : Love’s Labours
Three Vessels : Love’s Labours was made specifically for the Unity Chapel of the Metropolitan Cathedral and reconfigured for the South Choir Aisle of Liverpool Cathedral. The work comprises... read more
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Heartsounds
Heartsounds was a performed work, made in collaboration with composer Robin Hartwell. Ten short audio recordings of the sounds of a human heart – that of Poulton’s mother, Elsie Price – were developed into a musical score... read more
Upon This Rock
Upon This Rock is a commissioned piece of writing by Chris Lethbridge, inspired by the collaborative works of Holland and Poulton. Chris is a visual artist with an interest... read more