Lavish and Judicious | Group Exhibition at CCA Derry~Londonderry

11/08/2018 – 06/10/2018 – All Day
CCA Derry~Londonderry, 10–12 Artillery St, Derry-Londonderry
Lavish and Judicious is a group exhibition including video, painting, sound installation and textile works. It takes as its starting point Sion Mills, a ‘model village’ and linen mill, located 20 miles south of Derry. Established by the Herdman family in 1835, Sion Mills was one of a number of communities built in Britain and Ireland by philanthropic industrialists in the early 19th century that both housed factory workers and their families, and provided amenities for their comfort and moral advancement. The title refers to Samuel and Anna Hall’s travelogue from 1845 – Ireland: Its Scenery, Character, etc. – in…
Lavish and Judicious | Group Exhibition at CCA Derry~Londonderry