2003/4 Programme | Portsmouth Cathedral
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Nathan Coley
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August 16th - September 14th 2003
7.00 am - 7.00 pm
Plus a programme of visits as listed below
BLACK TENT
1196, 1693, 1939, 1991, 2003
Nathan Coley developed the sculpture Black Tent as a response to the 800 years of architectural growth of Portsmouth Cathedral. Coley's sculpture recalled the original Tabernacle, built by the Hebrews some time around the 14th century BC. The Tabernacle was a tent; a portable sanctuary specifically designed for a nomadic people and is the ancestor, infinitely removed, of every synagogue ever built.
Black Tent acted as a new stage in the Cathedral's architectural development questioning faith through a portable and adaptable manifestation. Coley's sculpture presented itself as an abstract form existing outside the "Christian story" of moving through the Cathedral. The sculpture was produced utilising high tech sail fabrics and began its own story by demarcating space within the Nave of the Cathedral before moving out to inhabit various sites around the city.
Portsmouth Cathedral
St Thomas's Street
Old Portsmouth
PO1 2HH
023-9282-3300
The private view was on August 16th
4.00 pm - 6.00 pm
September 3rd BLACK TENT moved from the Nave
to St. Thomas's Chapel
September 3rd at 7.00 pm there was a talk by Nathan Coley and the Dean
of Portsmouth Cathedral and a chance to discuss BLACK TENT
September 7th 12.00 to 4.00 pm BLACK TENT was on Castle Field
October 2nd and 3rd BLACK TENT was at the School of Architecture
of the University of Portsmouth, Portland Building, Portland Street
October 11th from 10.00 to 4.00 pm BLACK TENT returned to Portsmouth
Cathedral for the book launch.
