Event Details
- Start Date 18/01/2023
- Start Time 11:00
- End Date 18/01/2023
- End Time 13:00
- Location San Roque Club
The Sahara as Palimpsest. A Cultural History of the World’s Greatest Desert
by Eamon Gearon
The Sahara has inspired the artistic and cultural life of the West for millennia, and this eye-opening presentation allows us to journey there with no risk of getting lost in a sandstorm. Whether resident, foreign adventurer, or armchair traveller and artist, the deserts of North Africa are a palimpsest upon which poets, painters, filmmakers and other dreamers have been inspired by and drawn to for millennia.
The Sahara proved as vital for the oracles of Ancient Greece as it has for the high priests of Hollywood, and North African landscapes have witnessed the creation of both stunning prehistoric rock art and Impressionist canvasses; inspired mythology and faith; and been a muse for every form of creative endeavour. This is a fascinating talk through time and space, war and peace, love and loss, that will never again let you see the Sahara as a blank canvas.
Non members welcome
€15 per person payable on the door. €10 for members of other societies.
Sponsored by
James Stewart Savills