Soft Utterances
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Discover an exhibition from Ellen Angus, commissioned by Radar
About the commission
A new exhibition from interdisciplinary artist Ellen Angus, commissioned by Radar, Loughborough University's contemporary arts research programme, in collaboration with the Department of English. The exhibition titled Soft Utterances responds to Weird Modernisms, a conference hosted by the Modernist Studies Association and the British Association for Modernist Studies.
Ellen Angus conjures the everyday magical and mysterious inner worlds of women through painting and performance, a mixture of mythology, drawing, gesture, found objects and rituals. Her practice explores the intersections of myth, ecology and embodiment. Working across performance, text, and painting, the artist uses humour, storytelling, and speculative fiction to think about how we might live otherwise... in bodies and worlds that are always in flux.
Conference details
Weird Modernism, 1-4 July 2026
Holywell Park Conference Centre, Loughborough University, LE11 3GR
Viewing the artwork
Ellen Angus' artwork will be accessible to members of the public for the full duration of its installation (see dates and times below). If travelling by car to visit the artwork, please use the West Park campus entrance off Ashby Road. There is a large car park opposite the conference centre but visitors must register their vehicle and pay to park.
Wednesday 1 July, 10am - 6pm
Thursday 2 July, 9am - 6.30pm
Friday 3 July, 9am - 5pm
Saturday 4 July, 9am - 4pm
Artwork details
Mercreatures of the Post-Anthropocene
2023
Mixed media
Location: Front Entrance to Holywell (left side)
Mermaid Skin Tent
2026
Mixed Media
Location: Front Entrance to Holywell (right side)
A Lost Siren’s Call
2024
Audio, 4 mins 20 secs
Location: Rear Exit to Holywell, Ground Floor Stairwell
Accessibility
There is step free access at the entrance and exit, with accessible toilets located on the first floor. For more information about the venue, including photographs, view the access guide for Holywell Park Conference Centre on AccessAble.
If you have any specific access requirements, then please contact LUArts@lboro.ac.uk in advance of your visit and we will do our best to accommodate them.
Parking
Please note that visitors are now required to register their vehicle and pay to park on campus. There are various ways in which you can register and pay (both in advance and on arrival).
More information on visitor parking