Peeping at Bosch

July 2008

Overview

Everyone knows the imagery of Hieronymus Bosch, whether from 1960s LP covers, Athena living room prints, or good old fashioned books.

His knives with ears, squatting devils and flying fish have found a permanent home in the corners of our memory. But hardly anyone takes a good hard look at the work.

So let’s begin.

Bosch’s most famous piece “The Garden of Earthly Delights” actually features more visions of idyllic harmony than horrific scenes of torture, and offers an almost heretical possibility of “what might have been” if man did not fall from grace in the Garden of Eden.

Peeping At Bosch is a theatrically interactive art experience between the cream of Scotland’s artistic experimenters under the direction of Ian Smith.

The project offers a chance to get “up close and personal” with the iconic imagery of “The garden of earthly Delights” and ponder our own position in the bizarre cosmology.

Creative team

  • Name
    Ian Smith
    Role
    Creator
  • Name
    Ewan Hunter
    Role
    Maker/Designer
  • Name
    Graeme Gilmour
    Role
    Sculptor/Designer
  • Name
    Lindsay John
    Role
    Performer/Choreographer
  • Name
    Ronnie Heeps
    Role
    Painter/Animator
  • Name
    Iain Kettles
    Role
    Sculptor
  • Name
    Alex Rigg
    Role
    Sculptor/Performer
  • Name
    Flo Rigg
    Role
    Performer
  • Name
    Rachel Mimiec
    Role
    Designer/Maker
  • Name
    Wadumethrige Prasantha
    Role
    Artist/Sculptor
  • Name
    T.J Manjula
    Role
    Master Carver
  • Name
    Ronan Breslin
    Role
    Composer/Sound Artist
  • Name
    Colin McGeoch
    Role
    Composer/Sound Artist
  • Name
    F.W.A.M
    Role
    Performer
  • Name
    Bevis Evans-Teush
    Role
    Film/Documentary Maker
  • Name
    Mike Lancaster
    Role
    Lighting Designer