The Mapping of Jan Mayen by Milo Newman, 6-7pm, 24th April, Wills Memorial Building
Across April, May and June, the artist will lead three informal evening events based around this work. These events will include readings and a chance to explore both the contents and the context of the work in the physical environs of the geological collections storeroom.
Reinterpreting an archive of scientific papers, maps , photographs and rock samples found by the artist amongst the collections, ‘The Mapping of Jan Mayen’ interweaves episodes of memory, materiality, science, history and geography, to tell the story of a 1938 surveying expedition to the Arctic island of Jan Mayen made by Donald Ashby, a young geologist and staff member of the University of Bristol.
Milo Newman is an artist working with photography, sound recordings and written texts. His work is landscape-based and explores environmental narratives through an examination of landscape histories, memory and place.
Wednesday 22nd May, 6-7pm
Saturday 8th June 2019, 11.30am – 12.30pm
Copies of The Mapping of Jan Mayen will be available to purchase on the night for £15 in cash.
The event is free but please follow this link to reserve your ticket as space is limited:
