40 Days of Darkness

At the Holy Biscuit

As part of a programme of events to mark the UN International Year of Light, the Holy Biscuit's spring exhibition is inspired by a short (4 minute) film ‘Return of the Sun’ (on Vimeo here).

This documentary by Glen Milner looks at an Inuit community in Northern Greenland, who spend 40 days of their winter in complete darkness. 

To tie this in with the 40 day season of lent, they have curated an exhibition designed to encourage people to imagine what it would feel like to live in darkness, waiting for the moment when the sun rises for the first time. 

Local artists have been invited to reflect on their personal experiences of how creativity can help us journey through dark places, or bring us out of them.

40 Days in the Dark
will run from
12 March at 6pm to
2 April at 4pm
open to all 
10am to 4pm, 
Tuesday to Saturday
here