Clocktower Gallery Official Opening: Eszter Novák Artist Talk & Book Launch
About this Event
You're invited to the official opening of the Clocktower Gallery X UCA - a new chapter for one of Canterbury's most striking historic spaces, prominently located at the top of the iconic high street.
The evening celebrates the gallery's current exhibition, Obscurities Overheard, by artist, illustrator and graphic designer Eszter Novák. Featuring five tunnel-book illustrations, the installation explores some of the strangest, most obscure words in the English language through humour, storytelling and beautifully detailed linework - each piece paired with definitions, synonyms and etymology in Eszter's playful yet academic style, and connected to Canterbury's literary heritage and the language of Christopher Marlowe.
The evening also marks the launch of Eszter's illustrated dictionary, Obscurities — copies will be available to buy and have signed on the night.
Agenda
6.00pm–7.00pm
Info: • Arrival, drinks and mingling
• Explore Obscurities Observed, Eszter’s Graduate installation
• Experience Talks from:
o The Council on the Clocktower Gallery
o Dr Charlotte Frost, Associate Dean on UCA and the Clocktower Gallery
o Eszter Novák on her work and the making of Obscurities Overheard
• Meet Eszter, buy your copy of Obscurities and have it signed by the artist
7.00pm–7.30pm
Info: • Eszter leads guests on the short walk to the gallery
• A guided tour around the installation, moving piece by piece around the building
• Closing thanks and toast to the new gallery
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
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