By some oversight, we managed not to post John Wallace’s fine First Foot film on The Stove blog when it first came out…so here it is (with apologies to all of you who like things in chronological order).
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First Foot – the Movie
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The Stove Comes Alive
The first images from our First Foot event are in! Find out more about the Stove’s first public live art event in 2012 over on our project page here
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Windows For Robert Burns
From a press release by Jean Atkin of Word Sparks:
“Hundreds of poems will be on display in venues across Dumfries from this week as part of the Burns Windows Project. Inspired by Robert Burns’ occasional predilection for writing verses on window panes with a diamond ring or stylus, local artist Hugh Bryden and David Borthwick, a lecturer at the University of Glasgow in Dumfries, have come up with the idea of inviting contemporary poets to submit their own work for display as window poems. Poets were sent a sheet of clear plastic and a pen and asked to write a poem that spoke of their own time ‘in a transparent way.’”
“But David and Hugh had no idea how the project would take off, with The Burns Windows Project attracting almost 200 poems submitted from as far afield as the USA, Belgium, and Switzerland, as well as submissions from some of Britain’s top poets, including Jen Hadfield, winner of the T.S. Eliot Prize, Jean Sprackland, Andrew Greig, and many others.”
“Hugh and David are members of The Stove, a collective of artists and creative individuals involved in regenerating the former Happit store on High Street as an arts venue. The poems are part of The Stove’s inaugural events weekend on the 27–28 January, which is part of the Big Burns Supper. Thirty of the best poems will be projected from the building during the Burns Supper extravaganza, with almost a hundred others on display in the windows.”
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A Wee Picture of a Fishy Fish
What Is Artist Florencia García Chafuén Up To?
Florencia is a visual and performance artist originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, where she trained in theatre and drama at the Norman Briski Theatre School and in movement with Laura Preguerman.
She also studied filmmaking at the Fundación Universidad del Cine in Buenos Aires (FUC) and physical theatre in Scotland under the direction of Al Seed and Simon Abbott.
Since moving to Scotland in 1998, she has worked extensively in a wide range of art forms, including dance, film, photography, theatre, and music. She has performed with various companies and directors both in the UK and internationally.
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Faces of Dumfries
A Photographic Journey by Jane McLachlan
For her project, Jane has been traipsing through the streets of Dumfries in gruelling weather, managing to stop and capture the faces and favourite poems of well-known Doonhamers.
Jane McLachlan is an emerging landscape and social documentary photographer. Having spent twenty years as a disability social worker, her passion for fine art photography has led her on a new career path. Her work is inspired by the natural environment, landscapes, and the people of Dumfries and Galloway.
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Curtains: A Film by Jo Hodges
Crafting Narratives of Home Through Film
Jo has been busy with various commissions, but has found the time to contribute to the First Foot event by creating a film that depicts life in the building over the years. Based on the true story of a woman from the area, the film interweaves dreams and memories to craft a narrative about home.
Jo Hodges is a visual artist and filmmaker, boasting a diverse practice that spans site-specific installations to community-led films, animations, and artworks.
In her solo practice, she crafts interactive installations and interventions. Collaboratively, she develops large-scale, site-specific public artworks. She harbours a keen interest in work outside traditional gallery settings and devises new strategies for audience engagement.
Her collaborations include The Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow, The National Museum of Scotland, and The National Portrait Gallery in London.