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The Lands of EAFS

The Environmental Art Festival Scotland (EAFS) is an international biennial showcasing contemporary art practice within the landscape.

The Lands of EAFS extended from the main festival village site at Morton Castle out into the Lowther Hills in South West Scotland and were mapped for the festival by Andrew McAvoy. Artworks, installations, guided walks, and expeditions invited visitors to venture into the landscape, make new discoveries, and explore alternative routes. One of the festival’s themes, focusing on journeys and migrations, encouraged visitors to experience varied forms of transport—from horse and kayak to foot travel. EAFS shuttle buses transported visitors to different points, fostering new ways of engaging with the Lands.

This is what they found.

EAFS 2015 was created and co-produced by The Stove Network and Wide Open, collaborating with the brilliant Robbie Coleman and the EAFS recharge team, with additional support from Spring Fling.

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EAFS – People

The Environmental Art Festival Scotland 2015—an international biennial of contemporary art practice in the landscape—ventured off-grid into the wilds of the Lowther Hills in South West Scotland. This two-day festival was based at Morton Castle near Thornhill and explored themes of generosity and hospitality, journeys and migrations, as well as foolishness and playfulness as ways of understanding the world. The weekend featured art installations and experiments, walks, talks, performances, and campfire discussions.

EAFS served as a hub for gathering, meeting, and discussion in the open air. During the day, visitors embarked on walks and adventures into the landscape. In the evenings, they returned to the festival site to share discoveries made during their explorations and to gather around the EAFS campfires. Conversations ranged from navigating new futures to contemplating death and the unknown, tracing local watercourses to exploring innovative approaches for tackling global climate change.

EAFS 2015 was created and co-produced by The Stove Network and Wide Open, in collaboration with the brilliant Robbie Coleman and the EAFS recharge team, with additional support from Spring Fling.

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EAFS – Adventures

The Environmental Art Festival Scotland 2015—an international biennial of contemporary art practice in the landscape—ventured off-grid into the wilds of the Lowther Hills in South West Scotland. This two-day festival, based at Morton Castle near Thornhill, explored themes of generosity and hospitality, journeys and migrations, as well as foolishness and playfulness as ways to understand the world. The weekend featured art installations, experiments, walks, talks, performances, and campfire discussions.

EAFS 2015 was created and co-produced by The Stove Network and Wide Open, in collaboration with the exceptional Robbie Coleman and the EAFS recharge team, with additional support from Spring Fling.

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EAFS – Discussions

The Environmental Art Festival Scotland 2015—an international biennial of contemporary art practice in the landscape—ventured off-grid into the wilds of the Lowther Hills in South West Scotland. This two-day festival, based at Morton Castle near Thornhill, explored themes of generosity and hospitality, journeys and migrations, as well as foolishness and playfulness as ways of understanding the world. Across the weekend, attendees engaged with art installations, experiments, walks, talks, performances, and campfire discussions.

EAFS was a hub for gathering, meeting, and open-air discussion. During the day, visitors embarked on walks and adventures into the landscape, and in the evenings, they returned to the festival site to share new discoveries from their explorations. Around the campfires, conversations delved into a wide range of topics—from navigating new futures to death and the unknown, tracing local watercourses, and exploring innovative approaches to tackling global climate change.

EAFS 2015 was created and co-produced by The Stove Network and Wide Open, in collaboration with the exceptional Robbie Coleman and the EAFS recharge team, with additional support from Spring Fling.

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