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During his six week residency Derek will engage
with all nationalities at the Camp exploring what
Mount Everest (Sagarmāthā) means to them. The
residency will use the artist’s unique ‘Diary Rooms‘
approach to collate personal experiences through
handwritten ‘postcards from Everest’ to understand
what this place means & why people are there. For
Nepalis the issues of spirituality & conservation are
juxtaposed with making a living from the mountain.
For tourists & international climbers there are issues
of aspiration, money & the treatment of local people,
landscape & cultures. The residency will explore the
tension between the diverse aspects of aspiration,
conservation & spirituality.
The resulting work will be exhibited in Nepal, the UK and the USA.
Sponsors include: CNN - Westmorland Ltd - Lyon Outdoor - GF Smith - The Cumberland Pencil Company - Kathmandu Contemporary Arts Centre - The British Council - The We Are One Foundation - The University of Cumbria Media Coverage: BBC1 Breakfast, 19th November 2015 - BBC Radio 4 - Six o’clock News, 18th November 2015 - BBC World Service, 19th November 2016 - ITV News, broadcast 19th November 2015 - The i, published 19th November 2015 - BBC Look North, broadcast 17th November 2015 - BBC Cumbria, 18th November 2015 - BBC Mark Forrest Show, broadcast 19th November 2015 - Harrods Magazine, March 2016 - BFBS Radio, 23rd November 2015 - WNYC / New York Times, 4th January 2016
Derek Eland, Artist in Residence
at Mount Everest Base Camp
April - May 2016
