Guided tour
Curator's Tour of SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling
13:00–14:00 & 18:00–19:00
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Join curator Amanda Geitner for a guided tour of our current major exhibition, SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling.
For fifty years Ackling consistently made objects by burning wood – focusing sunlight through the lens of a hand-held magnifying glass to scorch repeated patterns of lines on the surface.
The tour reveals the breadth of Ackling’s practice, from his earliest experiments with a lens, to his final works.
Both tours have the same content and cover the same topics.
Lunchtime tour: 13:00–14:00
Evening tour: 18:00–19:00
Main image: Roger Ackling with a magnifying glass, undated. © Courtesy the Artist’s Estate / Roger Ackling Archive, Leeds Museums & Galleries (Archive of Sculptors’ Papers at Henry Moore Institute).
Tickets
Tickets to this event are free, and can be booked online via Eventbrite.
About the speaker
Amanda Geitner
Amanda Geitner studied at the University of Western Australia and began her curatorial career at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, Perth. She was Assistant Curator at the Mead Gallery, University of Warwick, from 1995 to 1998 and then Curator at the Sainsbury Centre, University of East Anglia, until 2015.
Amanda is Director of the East Anglia Art Fund and is doing a PhD by practice, Roger Ackling: Work and Teaching, with Norwich University of the Arts.
Accessibility
We want to make it as easy as possible for all to attend, so please get in touch if you have any access needs that you would like to discuss before the workshop.
Step-free access
We have an accessible entrance via lift (doors 100cm wide) on Cookridge Street, bringing you onto the ground floor of the building.
The Sculpture Galleries are located on the ground floor, with a smooth, level floor.
Toilets
We have three gender-neutral superloos (self-contained cubicles with a toilet and sink) on the basement level, accessible by lift.
Additionally, we have one gender-neutral, accessible superloo, and one superloo with baby changing facilities.
Induction loops
There is a portable induction loop available for visitors to use in the galleries (please ask at the welcome desk).
Other events in this series
Exhibition
SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling
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Guided tour
Free exhibition tours: SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling
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Open archive session
Open Archive: Roger Ackling
17:30–18:30
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Guided tour
Curator's Tour of SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling
13:00–14:00 & 18:00–19:00
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Symposium
Forces of Nature: New Perspectives on Art and Changing Environments
10:00–19:00
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Getting here
Henry Moore Institute
74 The Headrow
Leeds
LS1 3AH
United Kingdom
T: 01132 467 467
E: institute@henry-moore.org
