All-Day Exhibition: Stories of the Stranger

A selection of black and white ink and wash drawings by artist Sylvia Woodcock-Clarke. In 2013 Scottish based artist Sylvia Woodcock-Clarke was commissioned by ARC, (the Alliance of Religions and Conservation) to illustrate the book "Stories of the Stranger". These stories, by several writers, retell some of the world’s most culturally defining tales from a contemporary perspective. From the scriptural and the historical to folk tales and modern fables, this collection describes the experience of exile, of losing everything, of being thrown out, of being dispossessed, and of relying on the generosity, or not, of foreigners. Of huge relevance today this is a fundamental and recurring theme in many world cultures. Sylvia's drawings capture the spirit of the stories with poignancy, humour and wit. 

The exhibition was commissioned by the Scottish Storytelling Centre as the Scottish International Storytelling Festival Exhibition shown in Edinburgh during October and November 2015.