In this second part of Rivers of Ink, we’re at St Paul’s Church in Jarrow with artists Ross Ashton and Karen Monid of The Projection Studio, whose touring installation reimagines the Codex Amiatinus through projection and sound. They explore the research behind the work, the challenge of visualising a world with little surviving evidence, and the wider history of writing and book-making that shaped the manuscript. We also discuss authorship and authenticity through the fascinating story of Codex’s altered dedication page, the labour of the monastic community who produced it, and how art and academia can open this complex historical and religious object to wider audiences.
A visit to St Paul’s Church, Jarrow, to hear how Rivers of Ink reimagines the Codex Amiatinus through projection, sound, and scholarship.
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