Objects Tell Stories
Where do creativity and history meet? How do folk tales and archaeological finds combine to reveal traditions that have survived across centuries?
Author Elizabeth Garner joins archaeologist Dr. Tim Campbell-Green for an evening of readings, discussion and demonstration. Stories will be told and objects will be shared.
They will be unpacking ‘caches’ of ritual objects discovered in the boundary places of chimneys and doorways, and matching these to the folk tales of the characters who dwell there – the welcome and the not so welcome guests. They will be revealing how ordinary items are transformed by ritual into extraordinary objects of protection: the prayer held in a bent coin, the placing of pins to keep the Changelings at bay -- and many more besides.
Expect magic, mystery and mischief in this exploration of a treasure trove of folklore belief that still speaks to the modern world.
Film: David Heke
Music: Dipper Malkin