Art & exhibitions · Exhibition
STATES OF TENSION – ANNE EARLS-BOYLAN
Exhibition by Anne Earls-Boylan at Market Place Theatre exploring jewellery, gifting and value.
About it
Jewellery holds our attention, not only because of its ability to play with light – to sparkle – it also transmits signals of wealth and status.
Yet the intimate relationship we build with our jewels runs deeper; rooted in emotional ties to significant events, people and place. This complex relationship originates in ‘gifting’; a transaction that creates bonds, conveying a culture’s values through its most prized resources.
Using the language of jewellery Earls Boylan takes us on a thought-provoking journey, manipulating visual and historic cues. She draws on the tensions embedded within our value systems, reframing what “precious” within a jewel might be; its monetary value or its power to hold our attention and communicate sentiment.
Read more and check the opening times of the Marketplace Theatre here.
Jewellery holds our attention, not only because of its ability to play with light – to sparkle – it also transmits signals of wealth and status.
Yet the intimate relationship we build with our jewels runs deeper; rooted in emotional ties to significant events, people and place. This complex relationship originates in ‘gifting’; a transaction that creates bonds, conveying a culture’s values through its most prized resources.
Using the language of jewellery Earls Boylan takes us on a thought-provoking journey, manipulating visual and historic cues. She draws on the tensions embedded within our value systems, reframing what “precious” within a jewel might be; its monetary value or its power to hold our attention and communicate sentiment.
Read more and check the opening times of the Marketplace Theatre here.
