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Heather and Ivan Morison -
Hospitality and Conversation (working title)
Heather and Ivan Morison have proposed a contemplative artwork for both
Manchester Cathedral and Didsbury Mosque. Their simple, yet beautiful idea will
provide somewhere to sit, shade and refresh. A place to invite a stranger or
visitor to sit or to rest, talk or shade from the sun. A sample bench from the
proposal is pictured. Unfortunately, owing to a serious number of metal thefts,
the Cathedral's Fabric Advisory Committee were not willing to accept the bronze
artwork, as proposed by the artists. After considerable reflection the artists,
regretfully, withdrew from the project, concerned about a compromise solution.
The artists were invited by Art and Sacred Places, in partnership with
Manchester Cathedral, in the city of Manchester to create work which aims to
fulfil the brief of an award from 'Faiths in Action'. This award seeks to:
- Develop structures and processes which support dialogue and social action
- To improve opportunities for learning which build understanding
Participant groups include:
Manchester Cathedral
Didsbury Mosque and Islamic Centre
Heather and Ivan Morison have been selected for this commission because of the
genuine ways in which they involve people in their practice. They harness the
expertise of participants and specialise in bringing together different cultures
and histories through rituals of sharing and exchange in the process, production
and exhibition of their work. Their work might be classed as an expression of
political (in the Greek sense) spirituality. But, most of all, it expresses and
exemplifies a vision for endeavour and perfection.
Comments to date: "Without the art project we would not have been able to make
this link." "We are looking forward to widening the reach of this exciting
project." " For us, this fits perfectly with our sense of what we are about, in
the civic realm." |
