Faith In Arts: Dom Sylvester Houédard; Frog, Pond, Plop

Texts by Nicholas Logsdail, Ananda Pellerin, Nicola Simpson, and Dom Sylvester Houédard
Editors Hannah Lack, Ananda Pellerin
Publisher Atelier Éditions, Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center and Lisson Gallery

Faith in Arts is BMCM+AC’s multiple public dialogues, experiments, installations, and interviews examining art, spiritual practices and faith’s longstanding engagement with one another. Each conversation begins with an open-ended question: what does faith in arts mean to you?

Volume 6 - Dom Sylvester Houédard: FrOg pOnd plOp

Benedictine monk, poet, artist and multifaith theologian, Dom Sylvester Houédard, aka dsh (1924–1992) led an unconventional life between the hushed cloisters of an English abbey and the bohemian art world of London. This volume explores the polymath’s faith and art, with an illuminating essay by dsh scholar Nicola Simpson, personal memories from Lisson Gallery founder Nicholas Logsdail, and an exploration of dsh’s ties with Black Mountain College by Ananda Pellerin. Included is a fascinatingly diverse selection of dsh’s iconic and rare works, poetry, and correspondence from archives across the world.