Turner Prize nominee
Delaine Le Bas has spent the last month as artist in residence at
Newcastle Contemporary Art, developing new work continuing her exploration of linguistics, mythology and Gypsy Roma Traveller narrative through the tactile power of textiles, language and storytelling.
Unfolding as a monumental installation that spills across NCA's two gallery spaces, Le Bas' work transforms the building into a tapestry of interconnected stories. A red threat runs like a pulse through the exhibition, linking both gallery spaces while serving as a metaphor for fate, connection and defiance.
The exhibition opens May 31st, and will run until August 2nd.
Public participation is key to the work, with visitors invited to add to this evolving narrative throughout the duration of the exhibition. By engaging in this act of making, the exhibition will blur the line between artist and audience, as well as individual and collective memory.
