Gilded Shadows: the Stones of Ruskin’s Venice
14 October – 16 December 2016
This exhibition told the story of Venice and its beauty, through highlights of John Ruskin’s ‘The Stones of Venice’ and modern photographs by Sarah Quill.
“Come with me, on an autumnal morning, to a low wharf or quay at the extremity of a canal, with long steps on each side down to the water, which latter we fancy for an instant has become black with stagnation; another glance undeceives us […] it is covered with the black boats of Venice.”
John Ruskin, The Stones of Venice
This exhibition showed highlights of this work side by side with recent photographs of Venice by the renowned photographer Sarah Quill. Her 40 years recording architecture and daily life in Venice through photography rivals Ruskin’s own fascination with, and dedication to, this beautiful city.
