Writer, artist, and wilfully dissident surrealist Ithell Colquhoun (1906–1988) invested her unique works with magical learning, esoteric lore, and a palpable sense of mystery. Despite having published widely on occult topics during her lifetime, Colquhoun was never to produce a single book-length edition of her magical writings. As a result, many of her essays were lost or neglected.
Join folklorist and anthropologist Dr Amy Hale and writer and curator Jamie Sutcliffe as they discuss the multi-dimensional character of Colquhoun’s writing in anticipation of A Walking Flame: Selected Magical Writings of Ithell Colquhoun, published by Strange Attractor Press.