Giuseppe Lambertino – Distant Relatives t
To accompany Opera North's production of Macbeth
24 April – 21 May 2008
The Clootie Well Munlochy II by Giuseppe Lambertino 2008
Part of the 'Distant Relatives' Series. Inverness-shire. Pictish site of pilgrimage close to Macbeth’s birthplace. It is said to have healing powers - if a diseased part of the body is washed with a rag and then hung over the well, it is believed that as the rag disintegrates so will the disease.
Macbeth’s Stone by Giuseppe Lambertino 2008. Part of the 'Distant Relatives' Series. Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire. The alleged site of Macbeth’s defeat and beheading by Malcolm III on 15th August 1057.
The Clootie Well Munlochy by Giuseppe Lambertino 2008. Part of the 'Distant Relatives' Series. Inverness-shire. Pictish site of pilgrimage close to Macbeth’s birthplace. It is said to have healing powers - if a diseased part of the body is washed with a rag and then hung over the well, it is believed that as the rag disintegrates so will the disease.
Castle Island by Giuseppe Lambertino 2008. Part of the 'Distant Relatives' Series Loch Leven, Perthshire. Macbeth made land endowments to St. Serf’s Inch Priory at Loch Leven but the island is now inaccessible and according to research very little remains. This castle is a Castle Island on Loch Leven and was the prison of Mary, Queen of Scots in 1567.
Macbeth’s Cairn by Giuseppe Lambertino 2008. Part of the 'Distant Relatives' Series Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire. Former resting place of King Macbeth following his death in 1057. He was later moved to the Isle of Iona.
Macbeth’s Cairn II, by Giuseppe Lambertino 2008. Part of the 'Distant Relatives' Series Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire. A close up from within the circle of trees.
By The Cromarty Firth by Giuseppe Lambertino 2008 Part of the 'Distant Relatives' Series. Cromarty Firth, Inverness-shire. Macbeth allegedly played along this firth as a child.
Castle Doocot Dingwall by Giuseppe Lambertino 2008 Part of the 'Distant Relatives' Series Inverness-shire. This doocot was built in 1825 from the stones of Dingwall Castle, believed to be the birthplace of Macbeth and home to his father Findláech of Moray.
The Old Oak by Giuseppe Lambertino 2008 Part of the 'Distant Relatives' Series Birnam, Perthshire The sole survivor of Birnam Forest, believed to be part of the wood from which Malcolm III’s soldiers [King of Scotland 1058-1093] cut branches to disguise their attack on Macbeth.
Commissioned by Opera North Projects.