The Lost Spells: Listening to a Landscape of Voices features original artwork, soundscapes and interactive experiences from the book by artist Jackie Morris and writer Robert Macfarlane.
The exhibition was developed in association with Penguin Books and commissioned and produced by Northumberland National Park and this will be its first showing in Scotland. A follow-up to the critically acclaimed literary phenomenon, The Lost Words, The Lost Spells invites readers to summon back what is often lost from sight and care by reading aloud spell-poems that conjure the sights and sounds of the natural world.
As well as artworks and poems, The Lost Spells: Listening to a Landscape of Voices invites exploration: there is an interactive touch screen which allows visitors to create their own songs of nature using live recordings of wildlife including owl, fox, and curlew. A digital glossary featuring Jackie’s artwork from The Lost Spells introduces wildlife native to the UK, explaining more about their natural habitats. A series of spoken word pieces, wild nature calls and acoustic music created by musicians from the Spell Songs ensemble invites visitors to listen to what nature is telling us.
There’s lots for little ones to do in the museum’s activity room too, from crafts to dressing up as native birds and beasts, as well as a cosy reading corner to explore books on the theme of nature.
