ebban an’ flowan: a poetic primer for marine renewable energy

Alec Finlay recently announced the publication of ebban an' flowan: a poetic primer on marine renewable energy.  More information below: ebban an' flowan a primer for marine renewable energy Alec Finlay and Laura Watts, with Alistair Peebles pb, 56 pages, morning star, 2015; edition of 500 copies Ebban an’ flowan is the world’s first poetic... Continue Reading →

Slowcooker – deep listening

Caroline Gausden suggested that SonADA's slowCooker series of workshops in Aberdeen this winter were closely related to the issues Sam Clark highlighted in her piece on Brett Bloom's Petro-subjectivity.  The first slowcooker workshop with Kim Cascone took place last weekend in Aberdeen.  There will be five more with different practitioners through to April.  Check out... Continue Reading →

A Newfoundland Treasury of Terms for Ice and Snow

A Newfoundland Treasury of Terms for Ice and Snow: an exhibition by Canadian artist Marlene Creates November 5-13, 2015 opening reception Thursday Nov 5, 5-7pm Tent Gallery Art, Space + Nature Studio Edinburgh College of Art, Evolution House, ground floor, 78 West Port, Edinburgh EH1 2LE In two videos, seasonal phenomena are observed and recorded... Continue Reading →

Samantha Clark on Brett Bloom’s Petro-Subjectivity

Samantha Clark, artist and currently Phd student of creative writing, attended Camp Breakdown Break Down this summer at SSW and has responded to Brett Bloom's book 'Petro-Subjectivity: De-Industrializing Our Sense of Self' in the following text.  Drawing on variously Ursula Le Guin, mysticism and Deep Ecology, Henry David Thoreau and Murray Bookchin, Clark's riff on... Continue Reading →

Edinburgh’s Forest Ecosystem – Forest Planet

Thanks to Forest Planet for this fascinating overview of Edinburgh’s Forest institutions. We’d map onto that the various forest related exhibitions that the Collins and Goto Studio have done in the Tent Space at ECA as well as the Sylva Caledonia exhibition involving Collins and Goto Studio, Gerry Loose, Morven Gregor and ecoartscotland at Summerhall... Continue Reading →

Environmental Art Festival Scotland 2015: what is art and ecology?

The creative team at EAFS needed help this year and ecoartscotland provided some editorial support for the newspaper and an essay on art and ecology as voluntary contributions.  EAFS is an incredibly important development in Scotland (as was the UNFIX festival this year, also delivered by voluntary effort).  The essay below attempts to highlight some... Continue Reading →

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