Preview: Being in a Place: A Portrait of Margaret Tait, an exhibition by Luke Fowler

You are invited to join us for the première of Glaswegian artist Luke Fowler’s short feature film Being in a Place – A Portrait of Margaret Tait, featuring the work of filmmaker-poet, the late Margaret Tait. Drawing on a wealth of unseen archival material and unpublished notebooks, the film weaves a complex and personal portrait of Margaret’s life, from the perspective of a fellow artist sensitive to the potential Margaret envisaged for film as a poetic medium.

The opening will run from 6:30-8pm with a special in conversation between Void Director Mary Cremin and artist Luke Fowler at 5:30pm on the same evening. This event is free to the public but booking is advised – you can register to attend here.

Refreshments will be provided – with drinks sponsored by Northbound Brewery.

Acknowledgements

Image credit: 43mins A967 disused airfield road

This exhibition is presented in collaboration with Creative Scotland, Donald Porteous, LUX Scotland, the Margaret Tait Estate, The Modern Institute, Sarah Neely, Orkney Library & Archive, and Pier Arts Centre.

Void Gallery is supported using public funding from Arts Council Northern Ireland, Austin and Hope Pilkington Foundation, Arnold Clarke Foundation, Derry City and Strabane District Council, The Ireland Funds, Ragdoll Foundation, Art Fund, Halifax Foundation, The Arts Society.