An immersive exhibition featuring artwork and words from the best-selling book The Lost Spells is on display at St Andrews Museum until Saturday 21st December.
The Lost Spells: Listening to a Landscape of Voices features original artwork, soundscapes and interactive experiences from the book by artist Jackie Morris and writer Robert Macfarlane.
The exhibition was developed in association with Penguin Books and commissioned and produced by Northumberland National Park and this will be its first showing in Scotland.
A follow-up to the critically acclaimed literary phenomenon, The Lost Words, The Lost Spells invites readers to summon back what is often lost from sight and care by reading aloud spell-poems that conjure the sights and sounds of the natural world.
As well as artworks and poems, The Lost Spells: Listening to a Landscape of Voices invites exploration: there is an interactive touch screen which allows visitors to create their own songs of nature using live recordings of wildlife including owl, fox, and curlew. A digital glossary featuring Jackie’s artwork from The Lost Spells introduces wildlife native to the UK, explaining more about their natural habitats. A series of spoken word pieces, wild nature calls and acoustic music created by musicians from the Spell Songs ensemble invites visitors to listen to what nature is telling us.
There’s lots for little ones to do in the museum’s activity room too, from crafts to dressing up as native birds and beasts, as well as a cosy reading corner to explore books on the theme of nature.
Gillian Crumpton, Exhibitions and Engagement Manager with OnFife, said:
“We’re excited to host The Lost Spells exhibition here in St Andrews, its first showing in Scotland. Fife has such beautiful and varied landscapes and coastline and with The Lost Spells we hope to encourage visitors to reflect on the natural world on our doorstep.”
A programme of events for children and other visitors will run alongside the exhibition, including creative drop-ins, themed Bookbug sessions and LEGO challenges.
The Lost Spells: Listening to a Landscape of Voices opens at St Andrews Museum on Saturday 28 September and runs until 21 December 2024. For more information about The Lost Spells, visit thelostwords.org/lostspellsbook
St Andrews Museum is open Wednesday-Saturday and admission is free. Please check our website
www.onfife.com for details of opening times and our events programme or contact us on: 01334 659380
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