The Witness Installation in Northampton

Welcome to a world inspired by Mary Magdalene.

Despite still mainly being known as the ‘repentant prostitute’, Mary Magdalene was in fact a most formidable and courageous spiritual leader; a confidante and companion of Christ; a visionary and witness, and radically gender-non-conforming woman of her time. The Christianity that we know now has passed on through an almost exclusively male line. What might it be like if Mary’s testimony and teaching were to be re-incorporated? Literally… brought back into the body?

For people of all faiths and none, this temporary installation invites you to dwell in the imagined world of Mary for a while – a place to pause, reflect, write, eat or perform a ritual. Through creating the space to explore one woman, we invite reflection on the role of women more generally, and how their experiences and practices have been judged, misinterpreted or edited out of male-led religions. We question how legacies of feminine spirituality live on in the bodies and imagination of contemporary people.

What to expect:
❧ An interactive installation
❧ A visual and spatial experience
❧ A place to pause, reflect and write
❧ A place to be together
❧ A place to devise your own personal ritual
❧ Space to question, wonder, examine…or eat your lunch!

Where to find us: Grosvenor Centre, 2 Union Street, Northampton, NN1 2EW