
Prose or Poetry? Letting the Visual Speak
Tue 29 October 2024
Wolfson College
Historians of art, artists and poets approach their subject matter through a set of specific, untranslatable rules, which govern both their language and vision – their seeing, noticing, observing and expressing. Although these are different to each field and art form, we recognise where the maker is coming from, regardless of the medium. In this talk, Dr Hägele will discuss the multi-disciplinary aspect of visual arts, looking particularly at prose and poetry. Being a lateral thinker, with extensive experience as an art historian and, more recently, as a poet, she will explore what connects them, their influences and their peculiarities.
Speaker:
Dr Hannelore Hägele is a Wolfson alumna and senior member, a former JRF, member of the Wolfson Arts Committee and a long-standing member of the college choir. Initially trained in the practical arts (Sculpture), Hannelore then studied History of Art and Philosophy at UCL, followed by a PGCE. After years in teaching, she took up research resulting in two published works (Colour in Sculpture: A Survey from Ancient Mesopotamia to the Present (2013); The Eye and the Beholder (2014). Ill-health disrupted her plans, but her creative leanings helped her to overcome this set-back as she turned to writing poetry.
Details:
This is a hybrid event, which will take place in-person in the Gatsby Room (Chancellor's Centre) and also on Zoom.
If you would like to attend online, please register for the Zoom link: https://wolfson-cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMrde2rrjotEtIJzmXC8JSy0mjY7D6Q4AG-
Refreshments will be available for the in-person audience.
Access:
This event will take place in Gatsby Room on the first floor of the Chancellor's Centre. It has step-free access with a lift and there is an accessible toilet located each floor of the building.
Wolfson Humanities Society:
The Humanities Society organises regular talks spanning a wide range of topics which take place every Tuesday during term time.
Cost: Free
Enquiries and booking
No need to book.
Enquiries: Chantal Holland Website Email: events@wolfson.cam.ac.uk