Eye Witness Symposium

one-day seminar, Friday 21 March one-day seminar, Friday 21 March
Eye Witness Symposium | one-day seminar, Friday 21 March one-day seminar, Friday 21 March | Hugh Lane Gallery | Image: installation shot of the Brian Maguire ‘Grande Illusion’ show in the Hugh Lane; in the foreground is one of the Hugh Lane’s ornate viewing benches; behind it to our left is a wall painted a dark grey onto which the Universal Declaration of Human Rights has been copied in white text, in English and as Gaeilge; on the wall to our right, there is a large Maguire painting; it depicts a field with lush green growth through which there is a ditch, which is wide in the foreground and then it narrows as it heads off into the distance; there is an orange-yellow fluid in the ditch
Friday 21 March, 9.45am – 5.15pm

€10 admission, booking essential via link here

Join us for this day-long Eye Witness symposium which examines the role of  the artist as witness in society and the significance of art and culture as defenders of human rights. The symposium is organised in association with our exhibition Brian Maguire: La Grande Illusion.

The symposium brings together leading voices on wide ranging issues relating to Human Right with contributions from artists Lawrence Abu Hamden and Giath Taha; also Professor of Education Aislinn O’Donnell; a ‘forensic jeweller’ Dr. Maria Maclennan;  strategic communications expert Suha Nabhan and archaeologist Dr. Isber Sabrine.

Introduced by co –curators of ‘La Grande Illusion’Barbara Dawson and Michael Dempsey, the symposium is chaired by curator and writer, Professor Declan McGonagle. 

€10, booking essential.

Schedule:
9.45am Tea and Coffee served
10.20am Welcome by co-curators Director Barbara Dawson and Head of Exhibitions Michael Dempsey.
10.30am
 Aislinn O’Donnell: The Ethics of Witnessing – Philosophical Perspectives
11.10am Dr Maria MacLennan: Identifying the Displaced – Resurrecting Migrant Voices through Visual and Narrative Approaches
11.50am Dr Isber Sabrine: Heritage in Conflict – Eyewitness Accounts and Protection Strategies
12.45pm
 Q+A, facilitated by chair Declan McGonagle. Speakers joined by artist Brian Maguire and co-curators Director Barbara Dawson and Head of Exhibitions Michael Dempsey.
1.30pm
 LUNCH (lunch not included)
2.30pm Lawrence Abu Hamden (online):
 Ear Witness
3.20pm Giath Taha: 
The Aesthetics of Ambiguity
4pm Suha Nabhan: 
Reclaim Our Stories: Art, Migration, and the Power of Narrative
4.40pm Q+A, 
facilitated by chair Declan McGonagle. Speakers joined by artist Brian Maguire and co-curators Director Barbara Dawson and Head of Exhibitions Michael Dempsey.
5.15pm 
Ends

€10 admission, booking essential via link here

one-day seminar, Friday 21 March one-day seminar, Friday 21 March
Hugh Lane Gallery
Parnell Square North
Dublin 1
Telephone: + 353 1 222 5550
info.hughlane@dublincity.ie
www.hughlane.ie
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Tuesday 10.00 - 18:00
Wednesday 10.00 - 18:00
Thursday 10.00 - 18:00
Friday 10.00 - 17:00
Saturday 10.00 - 17:00
Sunday 11.00 - 17:00
Admission / price: Free

 
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