The Lilies for Oscar Wilde project is an art
installation born out of a conversation between the artists and makers of Reading
and Oscar Wilde. A conversation in lilies, one of Wilde’s favourite flowers. It
is a conversation in aesthetic forms, and ideas. Each work is a search for
deeper connections with Wilde’s plays, essays and with his experiences. This is
the first time so many of the artists and makers living and working in Reading
have all come together to make this collaborative work so it is very exciting
and sets a precedent for future projects. Some are long-term residents of
Reading, others born and bred here, and many have come here from around the
globe to live and work here and make Reading their home. This is a truly multi-cultural
and international town that is going places.
There are over 80 flowers – a stunning tribute to
Oscar. I think he would be moved and delighted. Visitors to the Lilies For
Oscar Wilde installation this Autumn at Reading Museum will be intrigued and
uplifted by the textures and complex layers of meanings behind each flower, and
by how each artist and maker has engaged with Oscar Wilde, his life or his
work. The personal stories and journeys of making behind each flower will be
being revealed here on this blog and at LiliesForOscarWilde hashtags on
Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
introductory thoughts from Salma Caller
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