David Jones, artist and poet (1895-1974) begins his PREFACE TO THE ANATHEMATA :

'I have made a heap of all that I could find.' (1) So wrote Nennius, or whoever composed the introductory matter to Historia Brittonum. He speaks of an 'inward wound' which was caused by the fear that certain things dear to him 'should be like smoke dissipated'. Further, he says, 'not trusting my own learning, which is none at all, but partly from writings and monuments of the ancient inhabitants of Britain, partly from the annals of the Romans and the chronicles of the sacred fathers, Isidore, Hieronymous, Prosper, Eusebius and from the histories of the Scots and Saxons although our enemies . . . I have lispingly put together this . . . about past transactions, that [this material] might not be trodden under foot'. (2)

(1) The actual words are coacervavi omne quod inveni, and occur in Prologue 2 to the Historia.
(2) Quoted from the translation of Prologue 1. See The Works of Gildas and Nennius, J.A.Giles, London 1841.


11 June 2013

2013 West Space Funraiser

      
Opens tonight at 6

West Space
Level 1, 225 Bourke Street
Melbourne, Vic, 3000
    

Participating artists include :
Adam J Cullen | Akira Akira | Alasdair McLuckie | Amanda Marburg | Anastasia Klose | Andrew Hazewinkel | Andy Hutson | Anna Finlayson | Ben Sheppard | Betra Fraval | Bridie Lunney | Brie Trenerry | Camilla Tadich | Charles O'Loughlin | Charlie Sofo | Christian Capurro | Christopher Dolman | Christopher Koller | Christopher Scutio | Claire Lambe | Craig Burgess | Dan Moynihan | Dane Lovett | Daniel Price | Daniel von Sturmer | Darren Sylvester | David van Royen | Dell Stewart | Dom Redfern | Drew Pettifer | Emily Ferretti | Fleur Summers | Glenn Walls | Gosia Wlodarczak | Grant Nimmo | Greatest Hits | Helen Johnson | Ian Haig | Ieuan Weinman | Irene Hanenbergh | Isobel Knowles | Jacqueline Felstead | Jake Walker | Jan Murray | Jason Maling | Jennifer Mills | Jeremy Bakker | Jessie Bullivant | John Meade | John Nixon | Jon Campbell | Jonas Ropponen | Jordan Marani | Josh Petherick | Julian Smith | Justin Andrews | Justine Khamara | Kain Picken | Kate Daw | Kate Matthews | Kathy Temin | Kay Abude | Kez Hughes | Kiera Brew Kurec | Kieran Boland | Kieran Stewart | Kiron Robinson | Kirra Jamison | Kit Wise | Laith McGregor | Lane Cormick | Lisa Radford | Lou Hubbard | Louisa Burfadeci | Lyndal Walker | Madeline Kidd | Martine Corompt | Masato Takasaka | Max Creasey | Meredith Turnbull | Mia Salsjo | Michael Ciavarella | Michael Graeve | Minna Gilligan | Nat Thomas | Natalie Ryan | Nathan Gray | Nick Selenitsch | Nick Waddell | Oscar Perry | Patrick Pound | Peter Tyndall | Pip Ryan | Raafat Ishak | Renee Cosgrave | Richard Giblett | Richard Lewer | Rohan Schwartz | Ross Coulter | Rowan Mcnaught | Ry Haskings | Sally Smart | Sam George | Sam Songailo | Sangeeta Sandrasegar | Sarah CrowEST | Sarah Stubbs | Scott Mitchell | Sean Peoples | Sharon Billinge | Sharon Goodwin | Sherry McLane Alejos | Simon MacEwan | Simon Zoric | Siri Hayes | Skye Kennewell | Sophia Hewson | Spiros Panigirakis | Stephen Giblett | Stuart Ringholt | Sue Dodd | Susan Jacobs | Tai Snaith | Taree Mackenzie | Tim Hillier | Toby Pola | Tom Nicholson | Tony Garifalakis | Torie Nimmervoll | Trevelyan Clay | Tully Moore | Valentina Palonen | Veronica Kent | Viv Miller | Vivian Cooper Smith | +more
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