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Anne Bean, Drop and Flame, 1990. Image courtesy of the artist.
In Search of the Miraculousa weekend of artistic pilgrimage in Walsingham for Norfolk and Norwich Festival
26.05 - 28.05.2023
For nearly 30 years, Anne Bean has had a studio near Walsingham, Norfolk. This village, which is known for a miraculous happening in 1061 and previously as a sacred Roman site, provides a unique context for artists. Thousands of people visit the village on pilgrimages every year. The audience for this event became ‘pilgrims’ (wayfarers), led through the village, encountering performances, actions, demonstrations, films, exhibitions and installation, creating a basis for shared dialogue, conviviality and reflection ‘in search of the miraculous.’
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‘In Search of the Miraculous’ was convened and curated by Anne Bean. The project is produced by Future Ritual, and funded and supported by Arts Council England, East Anglia Art Fund, Norfolk and Norwich Festival and Norfolk County Council.
In Search of the Miraculous, 2023. Videography and editing by Baiba Sprance and Marco Berardi.
Joining the pilgrimage
Our day-long pilgrimage ‘in search of the miraculous’ took place on Saturday 27th May. We met roadside, by the 14th century Slipper Chapel, located within the Catholic National Shrine and Basilica of Our Lady.
We embarked on the Pilgrim Way, a one mile path between the Shrine and the village of Walsingham, led by Reverend Gyoro Nagase and his walking drum. Along the way we encountered performances by Holly Slingsby, selina bonelli and Poppy Jackson.
Arriving at the end of the Pilgrim Way to St Seraphim’s Chapel, an Orthodox chapel housed in an old railway cottage, we explored the works of painting, ceramics, installation and moving image by Anne Bean, Anna Brass, Candide Turner Bridger, Joan Key, Filipos Tsitsopoulos and Richard Wilson. These were to be found in Walsingham’s religious and civic spaces, as well as in the windows of houses and shops in the village.
Refreshments were available from St Seraphim’s beutiful Quiet Garden, in which ‘pilgrims’ also found a performance by Ansuman Biswas and a demonstration of Icon Painting by Elenis Icons. St Serpahim’s Icon Gallery will be open, alongside an installation in the Chapel.
We reconvened at the Parish Hall for ‘The Miraculous Story of Walsingham Seen Through Glass’, a talk by Scilla Landale, and films by Oona Grimes and Anne Bean. From 6.30pm there was food, drink and conviviality in the Parish Hall. Some aspects of the programme remained open acoss the weekend.
We embarked on the Pilgrim Way, a one mile path between the Shrine and the village of Walsingham, led by Reverend Gyoro Nagase and his walking drum. Along the way we encountered performances by Holly Slingsby, selina bonelli and Poppy Jackson.
Arriving at the end of the Pilgrim Way to St Seraphim’s Chapel, an Orthodox chapel housed in an old railway cottage, we explored the works of painting, ceramics, installation and moving image by Anne Bean, Anna Brass, Candide Turner Bridger, Joan Key, Filipos Tsitsopoulos and Richard Wilson. These were to be found in Walsingham’s religious and civic spaces, as well as in the windows of houses and shops in the village.
Refreshments were available from St Seraphim’s beutiful Quiet Garden, in which ‘pilgrims’ also found a performance by Ansuman Biswas and a demonstration of Icon Painting by Elenis Icons. St Serpahim’s Icon Gallery will be open, alongside an installation in the Chapel.
We reconvened at the Parish Hall for ‘The Miraculous Story of Walsingham Seen Through Glass’, a talk by Scilla Landale, and films by Oona Grimes and Anne Bean. From 6.30pm there was food, drink and conviviality in the Parish Hall. Some aspects of the programme remained open acoss the weekend.
Closing Event
We held a reflective closing event, hosted by England & Co at Sotheran Building in London, on Thursday 7th September. The documentation by Baiba Sprance and Marco Beradi was shown alongside films by Anne Bean and Oona Grimes, and further works by Joan Key and Richard Wilson.Anna Brass, Haukebodde Hacoud Hacwod Aukud, 2022. Still from video. Image courtesy of the artist.
Oona Grimes, Wool and Water, 2023. Still from video. Image courtesy of the artist.