Kate MacGarry
Skip to main content
  • Menu
  • Artists
  • Exhibitions
  • Art Fairs
  • News
  • Shop
  • Sustainability
  • Contact
Cart
0 items £
Checkout

Item added to cart

View cart & checkout
Continue shopping
Menu

Marcus Coates

  • Works
  • Video
  • Biography
  • Press
  • Exhibitions
  • Publications
  • Events
Marcus Coates, Apology to the Great Auk, 2017

Marcus Coates

Apology to the Great Auk, 2017
single channel HD video
7 mins 22 seconds
Enquire
%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3EMarcus%20Coates%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3Esingle%20channel%20HD%20video%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E7%20mins%2022%20seconds%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title_and_year%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_title%22%3EApology%20to%20the%20Great%20Auk%3C/span%3E%2C%20%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_year%22%3E2017%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E

Further images

  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 1 ) Marcus Coates, Journey to the Lower World, 2004
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 2 ) Marcus Coates, Journey to the Lower World, 2004
The Great Auk, a flightless bird once numerous around Fogo Island, was killed in vast numbers for its meat and feathers. By 1844 it was extinct worldwide. During a residency...
Read more
The Great Auk, a flightless bird once numerous around Fogo Island, was killed in vast numbers for its meat and feathers. By 1844 it was extinct worldwide. During a residency on Fogo Island, Newfoundland, Canada in 2017, Marcus Coates called for an official apology to be given to the Great Auk. His resulting film, Apology to the Great Auk, documents the sincere efforts of the people of Fogo Island to take responsibility for and learn from a loss which they personally cannot recall.
Close full details
Share
  • Facebook
  • X
  • Pinterest
  • Tumblr
  • Email
Previous
|
Next
13 
of  17
Manage cookies
© 2025 Kate MacGarry
Site by Artlogic
Instagram, opens in a new tab.
Join the mailing list
View on Google Maps

This website uses cookies
This site uses cookies to help make it more useful to you. Please contact us to find out more about our Cookie Policy.

Manage cookies
Accept

Cookie preferences

Check the boxes for the cookie categories you allow our site to use

Cookie options
Required for the website to function and cannot be disabled.
Improve your experience on the website by storing choices you make about how it should function.
Allow us to collect anonymous usage data in order to improve the experience on our website.
Allow us to identify our visitors so that we can offer personalised, targeted marketing.
Save preferences