R-Space Gallery, Lisburn. Free (no booking required)

TALK & DISCUSSION - Beyond production: tradition, culture and community in the Northern Irish linen and ceramic industries. With artist Tim Parry-Williams

Tim Parry-Williams presents his research and interpretation of two distinct yet related Northern Irish industries of linen and ceramic production as part of his ongoing Dinner Service project.  Dinner Service exercises the technique of damask, typically employed in linen napery, to ‘weave-in’ narratives associated with cloth, tableware, social spheres and inherited knowledges of linen production practices. In this iteration the work responds directly to the heritage, continuances and potential futures of the Northern Ireland linen industry.