Talk: Goddesses and Islands with Gill Perry

Sat 7 September 2024

Murray Edwards College

Drawing on material from her forthcoming book Islands and Contemporary Art (Reaktion Books, September, 2024) Gill Perry argues that the goddess theme, and its troubled and contradictory histories, has often been closely associated with both geographical and metaphorical islands. She shows how women (especially female deities and their mythical reincarnations) have had long cultural and historical associations with the theme, often encouraging the essentialist fusion of ideas of ‘Mother Earth’ and islands.

This event will feature a talk and a Q&A with Gill Perry, chaired by Elisabetta Garletti, followed by a tour of the exhibition The Goddess, the Deity & the Cyborg with curator Harriet Loffler.

Cost: Donation