Moray Art Centre welcomes back Bibo and Brian Keeley in their upcoming exhibition The Shared Heart (12 Years).
The Shared Heart (12 Years) is an on-going body of autobiographical artwork by Bibo & Brian Keeley which has been evolving since Brian’s heart transplant in 2013. The artists’ deeply personal work reflects on memory, survival, the fragility of life, and the transformative realities of heart transplantation. Their collaborative work in sculpture, installation, and film, explores the physical and emotional challenges, and the medical complexities, of a post-transplant life, which co-exist with Bibo & Brian’s appreciation for their continued shared life.
There will be an opening event on November 2nd at 2-4pm – all welcome!
If you have any symptoms of contagious infection (e.g. cold, flu, Covid etc.) we would kindly ask you to refrain from attending this event as a courtesy to other people present who are clinically extremely vulnerable.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Brian Keeley
Brian has worked extensively in community arts education/video production, and as a technical/editing support specialist for AVID video editing systems. He lived in Germany for many years, where he worked as a commercial digital video editor as well as a teacher of English as a foreign language. More recently he was a teacher of Art and Design in secondary schools in Aberdeen.
Following a long period of critical illness and a subsequent heart transplant in 2013 he returned to being a full-time artist/practitioner working in a variety of disciplines.
Brian’s website: www.briankeeley.wordpress.com
Follow Brian on Instagram: @brian_keeley_artist
Bibo Keeley
“As a multi-disciplinary artist I create sculpture, film, performance, sound (inc. improvised singing), photography, and combinations of these.
My inspiration comes from life itself: autobiographical themes, trauma, my love for nature, ecological concerns, and the experience of exploring materials and creating new artwork.”
Bibo’s website: www.bibokeeley.wordpress.com
Follow Bibo on Instagram: @bibo_keeley_artist
‘Care’, 2021, mixed media