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OUTFOXED: Animal Tales and Animal Agency

Book Launch and Exhibition|Meet the wonderful animals of fables and fairy tales set free from their narratives

  • Goethe-Institut Glasgow, Glasgow

  • English
  • Free

A fox drawn in watercolours stares out of the illustration at you © 2023 Rebecca Guthrie

a drawing from a children's book of an orange fox walking through a green field with butterflies ©2023 Rebecca Guthrie

Looking at German fairy tales and French fables, the illustrator Rebecca Guthrie examines the power of animals to act for themselves. In the era of climate crisis, this exhibition and a specially created artist book are ways to invite debate and interaction with the more-than-human world. By casting familiar archetypes in new forms, the artist opens the door to a reexamination of the binaries that reinforce anthropocentrism and nudges us to reinterpret and recognize animals as more than stand-ins for human vices and virtues.

Join us for the exhibition preview and the launch of Rebecca Guthrie's artist book with new animal illustrations on 7th December 7pm to 8:30pm at the Goethe-Institut Glasgow.

Reserve a free seat

The artist will be present at the opening and introduce her work. Copies of her book will be available. 

This is part of a programme on multispecies storytelling that includes an exhibition by Rebecca Guthrie and the creation of a commissioned artist book with original drawings of European folk animals reinterpreted for our times, a storytelling hour with a professional storyteller, an artist talk by Rebecca Guthrie and a talk and roundtable discussion with Animal Studies scholar Erica Fudge (Strathclyde University) and media artist duo Hörner Antlfinger (Academy of Media Arts, Cologne).

Join us on January 19th for a set of talks and panel discussion on multispecies storytelling. 
 

Reserve a seat for 19th JAN

Opening Hours
Open until 8:30pm Mon to Thu 
Please note shorter opening hours 3rd - 6th Jan and 29th to 31st Jan:
Mon - Thu 9:30am to 6pm
Fridays 9:30am to 3pm
Saturdays 10am to 1pm

Rebecca Guthrie is an illustrator/writer based between Glasgow and London.

Her interests lie in children’s picture books, editorial illustration, and cartooning. Her work is bright, humorous, and always starts in the real world, in her sketchbook. A big part of her current practice is focused on finding a place for traditional mediums within digital illustration. She draws inspiration from the work of Alice Provensen, Richard Scarry, and Beatrice Alemagna

Previously, she has lived in Japan, worked as crew on film and TV sets, and studied English Literature at the University of Cambridge. Most recently, she completed a Master’s degree in Illustration at the Glasgow School of Art.

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