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The Other Side

A Journey into Women, Art and the Spirit World

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The Other Side

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 Gender Studies Social Sciences Women

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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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This book could be the heart of the moment we are in. Charismatically and persuasively presents the current, world as a place where logic and measure has gone too far. A well-informed for intelligent adventure into the lives of many previously overlooked, yet vital artists, who are, and where exploring things beyond provable and the obvious. This book could be THE guide and source of substance, for these depleted times.

Important book for artists now

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The important stories of these exceptional artists are told through a lense of care, and a deep understanding for the entanglement of art making, life, and the beyond.

Wonderfully narrated, excellent story telling

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Well written, well read by the author and deeply informative. Will be re-reading this one again and again!

Brilliant!

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