Where: The Byre Theatre, St Andrews

When: 2/10/2024-28/10/2024

Description: ‘Palimpself’ is an exhibition of new visual artworks by the artist and academic Susan Diab exploring the relationship between language, memory, and materiality in the work of Nobel prize-winning French author Annie Ernaux. Designed for and displayed in the Byre’s foyers it coincides with the first English-speaking conference on Ernaux’s works – Annie Ernaux’s Years: A Global Perspective (1974-2024) – as well as the School of Modern Languages’ Festival of Languages. The project is developed by Dr Élise Hugueny-Léger of the School of Modern Languages, in collaboration with Dr Fabien Arribert-Narce of the University of Edinburgh.

It is supported by the University of St Andrews Impact and Innovation fund. The art display is free and open to all.