Ring of Truth: Edinburgh Arts Festival exhibition at Blackie House Museum and Library

TY - ADVS

T1 - Ring of Truth

T2 - Edinburgh Arts Festival exhibition at Blackie House Museum and Library

A2 - Summerton, Eddie

A2 - Grieve, Alan

A2 - Maclean, David

PY - 2025/8/7

Y1 - 2025/8/7

N2 - Inspired by Blackie House Museum collection of Coptic “Music of The Spheres’ manuscripts. RING OF TRUTH brought together three visual artists – Summerton, Alan Grieve, Julie Johnstone. Writer William Voelkle along with musicians Nurah Farahat, Haroon Mirza, Jack Jelfs, Craig Coulthard, Victoria Morton, Luke Fowler and David Maclean, to response to the enigmatic Music of the Spheres manuscripts, a set of six illustrated leaves believed to be Coptic compositions from 5th—6th century Egypt. The contemporary exhibition was accompanied by works from the museum archive, including James Nasmyth – The Moon, considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite, 1874. Synkessar ( Book of Saints) Ethiopia, 17th century. John Forbes Songs and Fancies 1682. 80 page hard back full colour publication with text by William Voelkle. Edition of 200 12” vinyl record with 9 original compositions. Edition of 100 RING OF TRUTH was accompanied by a live listening event in partnership with EAF25, hosted in Blackie House’s Garagespace August 25th 2025 Featured in the Radio Times 15th – 21st November 2025 as today’s choice The Great Egyptian Music Mystery Radio 3 Sunday 16th November. Sun God Fraud Squad film by Summerton/ Grieve used as the official Django Django video for song Temple Dogs, released October 2025 Publication edition 200, vinyl record 100.

AB - Inspired by Blackie House Museum collection of Coptic “Music of The Spheres’ manuscripts. RING OF TRUTH brought together three visual artists – Summerton, Alan Grieve, Julie Johnstone. Writer William Voelkle along with musicians Nurah Farahat, Haroon Mirza, Jack Jelfs, Craig Coulthard, Victoria Morton, Luke Fowler and David Maclean, to response to the enigmatic Music of the Spheres manuscripts, a set of six illustrated leaves believed to be Coptic compositions from 5th—6th century Egypt. The contemporary exhibition was accompanied by works from the museum archive, including James Nasmyth – The Moon, considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite, 1874. Synkessar ( Book of Saints) Ethiopia, 17th century. John Forbes Songs and Fancies 1682. 80 page hard back full colour publication with text by William Voelkle. Edition of 200 12” vinyl record with 9 original compositions. Edition of 100 RING OF TRUTH was accompanied by a live listening event in partnership with EAF25, hosted in Blackie House’s Garagespace August 25th 2025 Featured in the Radio Times 15th – 21st November 2025 as today’s choice The Great Egyptian Music Mystery Radio 3 Sunday 16th November. Sun God Fraud Squad film by Summerton/ Grieve used as the official Django Django video for song Temple Dogs, released October 2025 Publication edition 200, vinyl record 100.

KW - Coptic

KW - Egypt/epidemiology

KW - Contemporary art

KW - Music

UR - https://www.edinburghartfestival.com/event/ring-of-truth/

UR - https://blackiehouse.org/exhibitions/ring-of-truth/

M3 - Exhibition

PB - Blackie House Museum and Library

CY - Edinburgh

ER -