Contemporary Artists and the Sacred Space: Conversations in London
A Four-Part Interview Series Presented by FSA and Art + Christianity
Contemporary Artists and the Sacred Space is a new series of video interviews with artists, each focused on a single work of art commissioned from the artist for a place of worship in London, England. Co-produced by the Foundation for Spirituality and the Arts (FSA) and Art + Christianity (A+C), the series brings together their respective directors, Tyler Rollins and Laura Moffatt, in conversation with the artists Shirazeh Houshiary, Sir Christopher Le Brun, Graeme Mortimer Evelyn, and Victoria Rance.
Through in-depth, on-site conversations, the series explores the conception, process, and realization of each artwork, attending to the distinctive challenges and possibilities of creating art for sacred spaces. The interviews offer rare insight into this collaborative endeavor, revealing the artists’ practices alongside their reflections on the spiritual and religious dimensions of their work.
The selection of artworks was inspired by A+C’s online project Ecclesiart, which documents over 100 works of modern and contemporary art in churches, chapels, and cathedrals across the UK.
Interviews
Shirazeh Houshiary and Pip Horne, "East Window," 2007. St Martin-in-the-Fields.
Shirazeh Houshiary
Graeme Mortimer Evelyn, "The Eternal Engine," 2017. St Francis at the Engine Room, Tottenham Hale.
Graeme Mortimer Evelyn
Sir Christopher Le Brun, "Desert Window," 2014. Faith Centre, The London School of Economics.
Sir Christopher Le Brun
Victoria Rance, "Comforter," 2008. St Laurence, Catford.
Victoria Rance, portrait by Kitty Quinten.
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