Behind The Veil: An Artist’s Reflection
The paper swims in front of me as I lean my body over it again, moving the water and paint in large sweeping gestures. I push off the paper and kneel on the edge as rivers of dark, watery paint…
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Artist Reflection For ‘Enfolding: The Study Of Margins And Centres’
When discussing the theme for the Transept exhibition in 2023, I immediately thought of connection as a way to make changes in our society: connecting with each other, with nature, with something greater than ourselves, and thinking about the point…
The Bright Abyss: A Response To ‘The Art Of Church Architecture: The Light Of Reconciliation In Post-War Church Architecture’
For the next reflection in our series honouring the work of Dr Ewan Bowlby, Dr Sarah Moerman looks back at Ewan’s discussion of post-war church architecture and what this can teach us in light of the realities of pain, hardship…
Reflections On ‘TheoArtistry: “Beyond Clarity”‘ By Ewan Bowlby
In the spring/summer semester of 2019, a quiet experiment in theology took place in St Andrews. Tucked away in a bright but bland meeting room, eight postgraduates gathered to form research partnerships, becoming (as it were) two ‘triads’ and a…
It Will Flame Out
Editor’s Note: Over the next week, Transpositions will honour Dr Ewan Bowlby, our beloved past Editor-in-Chief who died just before Christmas. Several of Ewan’s colleagues will offer a reflection on him and his work. The series launches with a poignant reflection from…
Intuition: A Key to the Spirituality of David Lynch’s Films
Using intuition as a guiding theme, Sean Desmond examines how we can understand the enigmatic style and spiritual quality of David Lynch’s films. ‘Instinct means “I’m hungry and I want to eat”. Intuition is the thing’. ‘Ah, yes’, a surprisingly receptive Alex…
Marc Chagall’s Le Cantique Des Cantiques II
During his lifetime, the Jewish artist Marc Chagall offered the world hundreds of visual representations of the Bible in the form of etchings, gouaches, engravings, and oil paintings, ranging from the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the garden of…
The Place of Mercy: From Work of Art to the Work of God
‘…when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honoured by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when…
Honouring Dr Ewan Bowlby
We are deeply saddened to announce the death of former Editor-in-Chief, Dr Ewan Bowlby, a vibrant, integral and inspirational member of Transpositions and the wider ITIA community. Ewan died on December 23rd, 2022 from brain cancer. He is survived by his wife,…