BL CK B X: Sarah Forrest April

17 Oct-10 Nov 2018

Overview

LUX and LUX Scotland present a solo exhibition by Sarah Forrest, featuring her new film April (2018), commissioned by Glasgow Film Festival 2018 as part of the Margaret Tait Award. Working across film, installation, text and sound, Forrest’s practice weaves together elements of theory, fiction and philosophy to produce narrative-driven works that playfully explore perceptions both by and of the self. April draws from her research into second sight (An da shealladh, literally translated from Gaelic, means ‘the two sights’), a prophetic phenomenon particular to the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. To this subject, she brings questions pertinent to her wider creative practice that consider appearance, perception, doubt and belief. April was commissioned as part of the 2017/18 Margaret Tait Award. The Margaret Tait Award is a Glasgow Film Festival commission supported by Creative Scotland and LUX Scotland