Winchester Cathedral Art and Exhibitions
17 June - 8 August
THE SOCIETY OF PORTRAIT SCULPTORS: IN THIS SACRED PLACE
Society of Portrait Sculptors was founded in 1953, and actively promotes the work of figurative sculptors nationally and internationally. Its members work across a vast range of disciplines and styles, from ceramic, resin, stone, marble and bronze, and includes hyper-realist through to symbolic and stylized figurative work. For ‘In This Sacred Place’, much of the work is new, and created specifically to be seen in the context of the fabulous sacred space of Winchester Cathedral. The main nave of the Cathedral will be dedicated to some of its ‘heroes’, including Jane Austen, Philip and Mary, and King Canute, whose bones rest in the mortuary caskets above the quire. Modern ‘heroes’ include Dean Michael Stancliffe, and the composer John Tavener. Meanwhile, in the East End of the Cathedral, a profound and striking collection of ‘sacred sculpture’ will include variations on the theme of the ‘Pieta’, entombment and Resurrection, alongside angels, pilgrims and images of meditation and faith.
