VOX POPS FROM EXHIBITION LAUNCH OF "BLAKE'S SHADOW"

Our interview this week is a series of voxpops from the launch of "Blake's Shadow" and "Mind Forg'd Manacles: Blake and Slavery".

To follow, over the next few weeks are interviews with David Morris, Head of Collections at The Whitworth Art Gallery, Michael Eavis, founder of Glastonbury Festival and Tracey Chevalier, author of "Burning Bright".


Download the voxpops video interview

INTERVIEW WITH DR COLIN TRODD

"Blake's Shadow" has been devised by Dr Colin Trodd, a lecturer in Art History at the University of Manchester. This exhibition, to run concurrently with "Mind Forg’d Manacles", explores the influence of Blake on the development of the visual arts from the eighteenth century to the present day.


Name
- Dr Colin Trodd

Current job and place of employment
- Lecturer, the University of Manchester

What did you study at sixth form or college?
- Art History, History A'Levels

Did you go to University or any other higher education institution? If so, where and what did you study?
- BA Hons Art History, Sussex University

What was or who was the biggest influence on your choice of career?
- William Blake and Syd Barrett


Download the video interview with Dr Colin Trodd