Edward Lawrenson and Pia Borg

Edward Lawrenson & Pia Borg

Edward Lawrenson is a Scottish filmmaker and writer based in London. His films have played at a number of festivals, including Sundance, BFI London Film Festival, Cinéma du réel, True/False, Open City; and cinemas, including the Museum of the Moving Image in New York and London’s ICA. 

Pia Borg is a Maltese/Australian filmmaker. Her non-fiction films that chronicle historical events and psychological phenomena have received numerous prizes, including the Golden Leopard at Locarno Festival for Abandoned Goods (2014) which she co-directed with Ed Lawrenson.An essay film exploring the journey of one of Britain’s major collections of 'asylum art' containing about 5,500 objects (paintings, drawings, ceramics, sculptures and works on stone, flint and bone) created between 1946 and 1981, by about 140 people compelled to live in the Netherne psychiatric hospital in South London. 

Image: Edward Lawrenson & Pia Borg, Abandoned Goods, 2014; courtesy of Fly Film.

Abandoned Goods, 2014

An essay film exploring the journey of one of Britain’s major collections of 'asylum art' containing about 5,500 objects (paintings, drawings, ceramics, sculptures and works on stone, flint and bone) created between 1946 and 1981, by about 140 people compelled to live in the Netherne psychiatric hospital in South London.

Gallery: Church Gallery, Ballinasloe Library, Society St, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway
Date: 17 November | 2.30pm - 4.30pm
Tickets: Free (booking advised via www.tulca.ie)

Access: Church Gallery in Ballinasloe Library which is a step-free venue. The venue has accessible toilet facilities, and there are two accessible parking spaces located at the back of the library. Seating is provided. The time film is captioned.