QUAD Derby

Faith & Belief Haiku

Artist: Various

Venue: QUAD Corridors

Date: 9th May - 26th June 2009

FAITH & BELIEF HAIKU (俳句)

Celebrating 2009 International Year of Astronomy, which marks the 400th anniversary of the first use of an astronomical telescope by Galileo (and the 40th anniversary of the first Moon Walk), we invited artists, poets and writers to submit their work in the form of Haiku poetry style, to help the citizens of the world rediscover their place in the Universe.

Whether you are interested in the idea of belief in relation to scientific achievement and the technological progress of exploration, or if you are keen to engage with questions such as ‘where do we come from?’ and ‘what are we here for?’ this exhibition invited you to share your thoughts.

Texts on QUAD walls explored the breadth of aspects of faith, including science, secularism, religion, prayer, meditation, ritual, myth, self-awareness, transcendentalism, diversity, existentialism, spiritualism, conflict and philosophy.

Submissions from across the globe

Over 300 original Haiku poems were submitted for this exhibition, including submissions by artists, poets and writers from Korea, USA, Denmark, Canada, Germany and the Netherlands.

Work by the following artists was chosen:

David Berridge
Miles Tebbutt
Emma Woodcock
Julie Redfern
Paul Calderwood
Rowena Easton
Iddo Drevijn
Peggy Willis Lyles
Hazel Cass

Click here to see some images of the exhibition.