Due to predicted adverse weather conditions, Christmas at the Botanics will be closing early this evening, Wednesday 4 December. Last entry onto the trail is 6:45pm. Tonight’s ticket holders will be contacted shortly by Ticketek outlining the options available. We would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Claude Cahun (1884 - 1954)

27 February - 24 April 2011. Tues - Sun, 10am - 5.30pm

Claude Cahun Untitled, 1927. Courtesy The Jersey Heritage Trust

A writer, photographer, actress and political activist, Claude Cahun's remarkable legacy is a photographic archive which provides a compelling and vivid document of a most unusual life, one that despite its distance from that of a modern day viewer seems to uncannily and unflinchingly echo today's concerns. Displaying an unrelenting fascination with the presentation of identity and gender, Cahun has been appropriated as a visionary figure in the fields of feminismn, gender studies and political activism - and, as many critics and academics have noted, can be seen as a precursor to artists including Cindy Sherman, Francesca Woodman and Nan Goldin.

Curated by Linsey Young

Exhibitons programme supported by Creative Scotland.

with thanks to the Jersey Heritage Trust.

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