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On Friday 10th May we had a successful screening of rushes from Margaret Tait: A Companion Piece; showing a scene from the ‘school sports’ on 16mm film. I then presented a performance of ‘…calling Helmsdale’ to a crowd of 50 … Continue reading
10 May 2013 | 6pm | Timespan Gallery
All welcome. Refreshments provided. You are invited to an informal gallery event to see calling helmsdale… and to talk about the work that Oliver Mezger has created here, in Helmsdale.
We just had a wonderful morning with a group of elderly people at Timespan to coincide with an exhibition I’ve put on ‘…calling Helmsdale’, exploring landscape and lang-scape (Gertrude Stein’s term for language that itself becomes a landscape; the principles … Continue reading
Alex Pirie spoke about his wife Margaret Tait, their life together, her ways of working and his writing.
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An interview with Alex Pirie at the Orkney Archive, March 2013.
‘Helmsdale Talking’ is engaging the elderly in digital media via the Timespan Heritage photo collection. I visit the Community Lunch Club, Farr Crescent sheltered housing, and the homes of local elderly people for weekly sessions, collecting knowledge through participatory workshops.
