4th – 15th March 2019, Heseltine Gallery is excited to exhibit Translation
The Whale Song Scroll
Nine bands and solo artists from record labels Bella Union, Transgressive, and Lost Map Records, amongst others, passed an imaginary musical baton, each set of artists creating a track that only responded to the track that had gone before. The initial band Landshapes brought the project to conclusion when they also made the tenth and final response.
The Whale Song Scroll used the abstraction of dance and physical movement to translate the sounds into gesture, then gesture into a purely visual medium. Over a year in planning and making, the scroll is an artefact 10m in length, and uses traditional materials such as ink, gesso, and gold leaf to capture the essential dynamism of each track.
"I wish to say a massive thank you for the help and support we were given. Everyone looked after us splendidly and without a doubt a good time was had by all. The facilities were excellent and the evening a great success, please take a deal of the credit for that outcome."
"Thank you so much for your hospitality in providing such excellent facilities for the AOTOS Access Day. We were very happy with the arrangements. The caretakers and catering staff were so approachable and willing to help."
"Wow! So many achievements and things to be proud of. We are delighted to have sponsored." Feedback when seeing printed edition of Terraces Magazine.
"We couldn't have asked for a better first night. The staff, were absolutely on top of everything even to the point of sending us all messages on Instagram to see what our needs were. Brilliant. Great venue, well run, nice crowd!"