We're delighted to introduce Mythic Time / Tens of Thousands of Rememberings, a collaborative exhibition between artist Lina Iris Viktor and the Museum, which will be on view for the second half of 2024.
Lina’s work unearths connections across time and cultures, from ancient Egypt to medieval illumination and indigenous Australian art. In bringing together these connections, she mirrors Soane’s own eclectic approach to collecting objects from varied cultures and time periods. Viktor’s sculptural works, made especially for this exhibition, are interspersed throughout the Museum, introducing new presences and memories into Soane’s former home.
Spanning sculpture, painting, photography and gilding, Viktor’s practice explores the complexities of time, memory and historic traditions. Both her sculptural works and paintings employ ancient, elemental materials, from bronze and ceramic to wood and silk, drawing on their primal, timeless qualities, as well as their formal characteristics.
The fusion of motifs, materials and fragments of time across Viktor’s work and the Soane collection imbues the Museum with new layers of memory, immersing audiences in a Mythic Time of Viktor’s own creation.
An exhibition publication will be available from October 2024, published by Sir John Soane’s Museum, and will include contributions by Ekow Eshun, Ben Okri and exhibition curator Louise Stewart.
Curious to learn more directly from the artist? Join Lina in conversation with long-time collaborator and independent curator, writer and scholar Renée Mussai, in a special evening opening of the Museum and exhibition on Thursday 11 July; more information here.
Visiting the Museum? Listen to Lina's guide to the spectacular arrangement of works in the Foyle Space.
11 July | An evening at the Museum with Lina Iris Viktor in conversation with Renée Mussai | £15, book now
31 July | Golden Crafts 'Mythic Time' workshop, for ages 7 - 11 | £8, book now
8 August | Signs and Symbols family drop-in workshop | free to attend, information
Further announcements about autumn events will be made in due course.
Mythic Time / Tens of Thousands of Rememberings follows Lina Iris Viktor’s debut solo show at Pilar Corrias, London, which opened on 5 June.
Image (middle): Constellations X, by Lina Iris Viktor.
Image (banner): the Foyle Space at the Museum, featuring four works from the exhibition. Photo by Gareth Gardner.
