tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post8796763189896280755..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: Shadows in the Cave - Celia ReesMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-57391180293282258352013-02-20T15:36:48.994+00:002013-02-20T15:36:48.994+00:00Couldn't get in to the exhibition today - but ...Couldn't get in to the exhibition today - but bought the bookshop's last copy of Sally Prue's book (no doubt they will get some more in!)<br /><br />AnnAnn Turnbullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484265041343702129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-979754835729272452013-02-18T19:04:27.147+00:002013-02-18T19:04:27.147+00:00I'm going to see this on Friday, and have been...I'm going to see this on Friday, and have been insanely excited about it since I discovered the BM was doing it. And the Herzog movie is quite magical (though with perhaps a bit too much jerky handheld camerawork.)Freyalynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11911845535682123517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-52798479811499166572013-02-18T19:00:48.075+00:002013-02-18T19:00:48.075+00:00I think that these weren't artists. They were ...I think that these weren't artists. They were just people. Or maybe shaman who used their creativity to try and paint the souls of the creatures they drew. Love the sculptures, but the paintings of horses on the rock are just astounding. Thanks for this time traveling, thought provoking piece, Celia.Jackie Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18344677229001312105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-14214805225201627982013-02-18T18:11:24.126+00:002013-02-18T18:11:24.126+00:00Re the film, sorry - by "they" I meant t...Re the film, sorry - by "they" I meant the Museum. There is a showing of it one day during the exhibition's run. You can find details on their website. We saw it at the cinema in London last summer. My son's idea - I didn't know anything about it then. It's long and leisurely - but wonderful!Ann Turnbullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484265041343702129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-27640113844989821622013-02-18T17:49:11.268+00:002013-02-18T17:49:11.268+00:00Thank you, Celia - beautiful post.Thank you, Celia - beautiful post.Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-57696714189785389242013-02-18T17:24:03.290+00:002013-02-18T17:24:03.290+00:00Brilliant - fantastic post about an amazing exhibi...Brilliant - fantastic post about an amazing exhibition... this is the kind of thing that connects us to our wildness. I'm heading for London this week - will try to make time to go in... <br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03236283426113684923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-43776868333765221532013-02-18T16:45:31.712+00:002013-02-18T16:45:31.712+00:00I was really pleased to see your book in the BM sh...I was really pleased to see your book in the BM shop, Sally. You must tell me all about the stone axes next time we meet. Thanks for reminding me about the Herzog film, Ann. I really want to see that. You can buy DVDs of it in the shop, along with Sally's book! And I thought that about the animation without even reading the New Scientist. Fascinating - I urge all to go and see it if you're in London - it's on for a while. Celia Reeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05059549379622664741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-56040766092503239642013-02-18T16:04:49.300+00:002013-02-18T16:04:49.300+00:00I must go and see this exhibition - your blog has ...I must go and see this exhibition - your blog has made me REALLY want to see it. Incidentally, there was a piece in the New Scientist about cave paintings, and apparently they may well represent an early form of animation - if lit in the right way, the animals actually move, and the multiple legs, etc, are part of this.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05204820253737756862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-3128238715355407052013-02-18T14:47:12.814+00:002013-02-18T14:47:12.814+00:00I've just been to this exhibition myself, and ...I've just been to this exhibition myself, and the sculpture, not just as ancient artefact but as art, is extraordinary. You can feel the weight and danger of a bison, and sense the nervous delicacy of a deer. This one really is worth a visit if you possibly can.<br /><br />And thanks, Celia: I'm thrilled to have a book for sale in the BM, where several of the flint axes we found in my childhood garden are now kept.<br /><br /><br /><br />Sally Pruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15999389456442530903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-2327153461742648542013-02-18T14:43:41.575+00:002013-02-18T14:43:41.575+00:00When I read about such amazing shows I wish I was ...When I read about such amazing shows I wish I was nearer London too - which made it all the better to have your thoughts on this exhibition and the ideas it sets running, Celia. Thanks.<br /><br />Ann, who are the "they" who are showing the film, please? Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-65209055453776584942013-02-18T14:21:31.852+00:002013-02-18T14:21:31.852+00:00Thank you for this post, Celia, which conveys how ...Thank you for this post, Celia, which conveys how truly awesome these objects are. I'm going to London this week and will definitely see this exhibition if we can get in. I see they are showing the film The Cave of Forgotten Dreams (that title might not be quite right) at some point, and highly recommend this film to anyone who gets a chance to see it.Ann Turnbullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484265041343702129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-31384913280918655782013-02-18T12:20:08.100+00:002013-02-18T12:20:08.100+00:00Always good to prompt visits, Marie-Louise. It'...Always good to prompt visits, Marie-Louise. It's well worth it. I saw Sally Prue's book for sale in the shop, Adele. Was chuffed for her.Celia Reeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05059549379622664741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-16334430197314491872013-02-18T11:11:19.574+00:002013-02-18T11:11:19.574+00:00Fascinating! I'm going to London next week, I ...Fascinating! I'm going to London next week, I shall have to see if I can't fit in a visit.Marie-Louise Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18006940874591015786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-62292168678557572792013-02-18T09:56:00.557+00:002013-02-18T09:56:00.557+00:00I watched the TV programme about the exhibition th...I watched the TV programme about the exhibition the other day and wished, yet again, that someone would move London north about 500 miles!<br /><br />Thank you for this wonderful post and photographs.Joan Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763862159032836768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-45140231285576064302013-02-18T09:16:09.730+00:002013-02-18T09:16:09.730+00:00Off out but will tweet this fascinating post later...Off out but will tweet this fascinating post later, Celia and also send link to Sally Prue whose wonderful novel SONG HUNTER is just out! She'll be very interested to read it! adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15826710558292792068noreply@blogger.com