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The Other Side

A Journey into Women, Art and the Spirit World

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The Other Side

Written by: Jennifer Higgie
Narrated by: Jennifer Higgie
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'Endlessly intriguing . . . I was enchanted' - DAILY TELEGRAPH
'Illuminating in every sense of the word' - John Higgs

In an illuminating blend of memoir and art history, The Other Side explores the lives and work of a group of extraordinary women artists. From the twelfth-century mystic Hildegard of Bingen and the nineteenth-century spiritualist Georgiana Houghton to the pioneering Hilma af Klint, these women all - in their own unique ways - shared the same goal: to communicate with, and learn from, other dimensions.

Weaving in and out of their myriad lives, Jennifer Higgie considers the solace of ritual, the gender exclusions of art history, the contemporary relevance of myth, the boom in alternative ways of understanding the world and the impact of spiritualism on feminism and contemporary art.

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©2023 Jennifer Higgie (P)2023 Orion Publishing Group Limited Art Crafts & Hobbies Gender Issues History & Criticism Mysticism Other Religions, Practices & Sacred Texts Social Sciences Women Women's Studies

Critic Reviews

"In effervescent and atmospheric prose, Jennifer Higgie explores some of history's most innovative artists and their spiritual investigations into this realm and the next. I was entranced from start to finish, as she takes us on both a personal and artistic journey across time and across the globe. The Other Side is an exhilarating read." (Katy Hessel, author of The Story of Art Without Men)

"An entrancing look at formerly neglected artists who navigated thresholds between this world and the next, and a crucial exploration of realms formerly dismissed. Elegantly expanded my thinking on the eternal mystery of where art comes from." (Jennifer Lucy Allen, author of The Foghorn's Lament)
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