Author: siouxzi connor

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays

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2017 / Our Little Wooden House in the Forest / siouxzi mernagh: words | magazine publications

It’s already the end of the year! Wow, so much has happened in just 365 days… To celebrate the holiday season and to wish everyone a merry Christmas, my publisher Repeater Books put together this lovely little Christmas Compilation including an extract from my book, ‘Darkness is a Trusted Friend.’ Thank you so much for all your support this year! For the full text, visit me on Facebook.    

Transgressive Cultures Conference, Paris

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2017 / In the dark, dark room (2017) / Our Little Wooden House in the Forest / siouxzi mernagh: pictures | exhibitions

I was so happy to be back in Paris last week – I fell in love with the city all over again! I was there to present my book Little Houses, Big Forests (desire is no light thing) for the first time in France. I was invited by the Transgressive Cultures Conference, held at the University of Chicago, to read several extracts from the book – Just tumult everywhere endlessly, Leda in Glass and several vignettes from my novel. […]

Reading & Screening in Paris

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2017 / In the dark, dark room (2017) / Our Little Wooden House in the Forest / siouxzi mernagh: pictures | exhibitions

I’m in Paris right now to present my book and film for the first time in France. I was invited to present the works at the Transgressive Cultures Conference at the University of Chicago, Paris, organized by Jack Sargeant. I will be reading from the book and screening the film at tomorrow’s panel on Transgressive Film and Literature. I’ll also be happy to take questions from the audience. Still in love with this city!   […]

Residency at the Library of Water, Iceland

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2018 / femininity and nature / residencies

I’m very happy to announce my writer’s residency in Iceland next summer. In August 2018 I’ll follow in the footsteps of some of my favourites – Anne Carson, Roni Horn, Rebecca Solnit – for a residency at the Vatnasafn – Library of Water in Iceland. I’ll be using the time there for concentrated research and writing for my new project on femininity and nature and its representations in several key texts and films. The focus […]

New film

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2017 / In the dark, dark room (2017) / Our Little Wooden House in the Forest / siouxzi mernagh: pictures | exhibitions

‘We, all of us creatures, can feel when the new season is coming and it means the same thing in our bones to all of us…’ ‘In the dark, dark room’ explores what happens to the psyche when we are isolated in nature – what rituals, fears and desires take over? The film was shot by Siouxzi Connor and Uferlos Studios in the dark winter of 2016 in the depths of an ancient Finnish forest […]

Launch tomorrow in Brooklyn, New York

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We will be launching “Little Houses, Big Forests (desire is no light thing)” at the Spoonbill & Sugartown event space, 99 Montrose Ave, Brooklyn, NY, tomorrow evening from 7pm. Come by and celebrate with us! We will also be exhibiting the photo collages, film and soundscape as we did at the London launch. The project is titled “In the Dark, Dark Room” and was created in collaboration with Klaudia Domurat.  

Launch in New York City

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  Following our successful book launch and exhibition in London with coverage by the BBC, we will now be launching in New York City on February 22 at the wonderful Spoonbill Books, Brooklyn. I will read from my book at 7:30, followed by the screening of our new film with a soundscape by Klaudia Domurat. The launch will be accompanied by the exhibition of photo collage works that were also featured at the London launch. For more […]