Following a small but perfectly formed premiere of the film at the Mayfly in Lowestoft High Street in March, the film was shown again at The Horkey event at The Cut, Halesworth on 26th September and well received (many comments of “magical”). However several viewers commented that the subtitles (which were added last) went by too fast to read so I have re-edited the film with longer captions.
exhibition
New work for Raveningham Sculpture Trail – Children of Leto
Meg has been working for the past 6 weeks on three new pieces for the Raveningham Sculpture Trail, which opens on Sat 31st August, inspired by the idea of Shelter. Following her own themes of Swan Women and coercion, she thought about how a nest shelters but can be a trap, and about the very fragile shelter of an egg. (read more here)
The new pieces refer to the classical myth of Leto and her children. Raped by the god Zeus in the shape of a swan, Leto becomes pregnant and lays an egg.
Hatching out of the egg are her twin children – the goddess Artemis/Diana who presides over night/the moon and the god Apollo, who presides over day/the sun. Leto has to hide them and keep them safe from Zeus’ wife Hera. In my version of the story, there are two eggs and the twins have some features of their swan father. Placed in the garden at Raveningham, tucked safely under a hedge, the twins lie sleeping in their egg-shells. Near them, a new manifestation of Infant/Soul – Hatching, has broken out of her own egg and grown wings to fly into a new life.
Originally made in clay…
Artemis
….moulded with silicone, and cast in Jesmonite.
Apollo
Open daily 31st July – 5th Sept, 10-5pm 2021
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