Layla Holzer CSAD Illustration graduate

Angela Carter’s Theatre of Shadows

Layla Holzer, a BA (Hons) Illustration graduate from 2013, was recently invited to install her Theatre of Shadows at the Arnolfini in Bristol.

Angela Carter's Fevvers by Layla Hozer

Layla’s theatre installation featured a shadow puppet film of her own making called ‘Wondertales’ inspired by the magic realist stories of Angela Carter.

Layla Holzer's Theatre of Shadows at the Arnolfini

The installation formed part of a conference around Angela Carter that was hosted at the Arnolfini as a part of the Get Angela Carter festival taking place in Bristol at the moment.

The festival celebrates Angela Carter’s Bristol connections around the 25th anniversary of her death and draws together various activities and events happening in Bristol.

Layla Holzer studied BA (Hons) Illustration and latterly MA Art & Design at Cardiff School of Art & design.