PENN-AR-BED
Emma Ramsay-Tanniou
![PENN-AR-BED](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f5f6fe_3cc54075522541b0ac61b52abf2637b5~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_680,h_385,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Image-empty-state.jpeg)
Penn-ar-Bed is based on the loss of culture that comes with the loss of language. Focusing on the insular Celtic language Breton, the work is a reflection of the deprivation of heritage that happens when an orally transmitted culture is heavily discouraged, almost to the point of extinction, by the government. In part a fictional collective memory, in part an attempt to reconnect with my family history, the piece is Brittany as I have come to know it as an adult.
PENN-AR-BED
Emma Ramsay-Tanniou
![PENN-AR-BED](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f5f6fe_3cc54075522541b0ac61b52abf2637b5~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_680,h_385,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Image-empty-state.jpeg)
Penn-ar-Bed is based on the loss of culture that comes with the loss of language. Focusing on the insular Celtic language Breton, the work is a reflection of the deprivation of heritage that happens when an orally transmitted culture is heavily discouraged, almost to the point of extinction, by the government. In part a fictional collective memory, in part an attempt to reconnect with my family history, the piece is Brittany as I have come to know it as an adult.
SYNOPSIS :
Emma Ramsay-Tanniou is a Dundee based French-Scottish artist working with moving image and print who is fascinated by language, place, and manifestations of past human existence.