mira – with John Glenday

mira

A limited edition hand-stitched journal I created in collaboration with poet John Glenday, accompanied by an exhibition of stitch translation sketches inspired by 'Untitled, Disks (1972)' by artist Mira Schendel. Launching at StAnza 4–8 March 2020.

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John Glenday lives and works in Scotland. He has published four collections: The Apple Ghost (1989); Undark (1995); Grain (Picador, 2009) – Grain was shortlisted for both the Ted Hughes Award and the Griffin International Poetry Prize; and The Golden Mean (Picador, 2015) won the 2015 Roehampton Poetry Prize.

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Artist Mira Schendel (1919–1988) born in Zurich, fled war-torn Europe for Brazil in 1949. Although Mira remained relatively unknown outside of Brazil, where she was an important and prolific artist, her Tate exhibition in 2013–14 introduced her to a wide audience. Her work using thread, transparency, and space left a powerful effect, inspiring this project.