Artist Talk - Ailís Ní Ríain (TAKEN)
Talk & Walk hosted by artist Ailís Ní Ríain on Sunday 20 May, Clitheroe Castle
This free event on 20th May was a 30 minute presentation by TAKEN artist Ailís followed by a walk led by the her around the Castle Keep where TAKEN is sited.
About TAKEN
Ailís has created a sound installation specifically for the Castle Keep. Her composition is inspired by the story of the Lancashire Witches and the 400th anniversary of the Witch trials in 2012. Ailís has spent time imagining how they might have spent their final four months in captivity whilst awaiting trial. She said,
'For me TAKEN is about animating The Keep through music which aims to evoke those last months of captivity where I imagine that the accused might have hummed to themselves and each other to comfort, entertain, mourn, motivate or simply to kill the silence. My composition takes small cells from each of the hummed pieces and interweaves them with acoustic harp accompanied by a number of other sonic elements aimed to contribute to my images of the experience I want to create for the listener – the visitor to The Keep'.
