Horror Vacui

Dates: 31st May - 11th June
Venue: Bristol Cathedral

Maggie Topliss’s work is based on photographs of her family, selected images that represent a timeline from 1946 – 1986. The timeline represents a family history post World War II, in particular the maternal legacy passed from grandmother, mother to daughter. Because of the family’s Jewish lineage, this history is unavoidably tainted by the traumatic legacy of war and displacement. The images follow the artist’s family from Germany, to Tel Aviv, Paris and Melbourne. Each family member has been silhouetted; personal identity has been masked by the traumas of the past.