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Dark Mountain “feels like the beginning of the story of the world. Not a world shaped by politicians
or by global corporations, but by storytellers and singers who make us feel at home on the earth.â€
Charlotte Du Cann, The Independent
14th-16th June at Wiston Lodge near Biggar,
South Lanarkshire
An intimate festival of ideas, poetry, music, and performance.
Exploring the connections between the arts, ecology and cultural resilience.
With talks/performances from:
- Jay Griffiths, author of ‘Wild’ and ‘Kith’
- Sara Maitland, author of ‘Gossip from the Forest’
- Chris Fremantle, ecoartscotland
- Neil Harvey, GalGael Trust ‘Metaforestry’
- Mairi Campbell & Em Strang
For further information go to: carryingthefire.co.uk
In association with The Dark Mountain Project and Wiston Lodge
Please download the flyer Carrying The Fire 2013 pdf and circulate
ecoartscotland is a resource focused on art and ecology for artists, curators, critics, commissioners as well as scientists and policy makers. It includes ecoartscotland papers, a mix of discussions of works by artists and critical theoretical texts, and serves as a curatorial platform.
It has been established by Chris Fremantle, producer and research associate with On The Edge Research, Gray’s School of Art, The Robert Gordon University. Fremantle is a member of a number of international networks of artists, curators and others focused on art and ecology.
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