HENI the Eighth

Brian Clarke’s HENI the Eighth is a stained glass artwork, which was first exhibited at Brian Clarke: A Great Light at Newport Street Gallery. After the close of the exhibition, this work will be installed permanently at HENI Gallery, London.

Brian Clarke’s HENI the Eighth is a stained glass artwork, which was first exhibited at Brian Clarke: A Great Light at Newport Street Gallery. After the close of the exhibition, this work will be installed permanently at HENI Gallery, London.

Heraldry, particularly English heraldry, has been of interest to Clarke since his youth. In HENI the Eighth, Clarke appropriates heraldic symbols from the Great Watching Chamber of Hampton Court Palace, and in the lower section from Rochdale Town Hall, known to Clarke as a child.