28th April 2012

'Nothing about us without us is for us – Main Event,'
Saturday 28 April 2012, 1pm – 4pm

You are invited to participate in the public enactment of Nothing about us without us is for us, a public art event where language will be hurled, launched, wafted, and flown from either side of the River Clyde using a variety of obsolete technology. Transmissions will be attempted from both sides of the river. Success is not guaranteed.

Communication methods will include:
Marine signal flags
Lost languages
Trebuchets (catapult/siege engines)
Singing

Human Megaphone

Storytelling
String-and-cup telephones
Messages-in-bottles (St. Kilda 'mailboats')
Date: Saturday 28 April

Time: 1pm– 4pm

Place: Govan Waterfront (near Govan Ferry Pontoon – G51 2LH) and in front of The Riverside Museum (100 Pointhouse Place, G3 8RS)

COME AND BE PART OF IT!!!!

27th April 2012

1. Hoisting of the remaining Govan Flags....Alexandra Bowie and Fiona Fleming lead their installation crews to position 2 more sets of newly created flags.....Morning...Govan Cross (Govan New Church and Showpeople's Site)

 

NB - this was postponed yesterday due to strong winds....hopefully today will be kinder

 

 2. Lots of last-minute preparations for tomorrow - come over to Govan and lend a han

 

Govan Garlands - Ferry token & Flotsam Necklaces

Lei image by Cat Edens (catheroo) via Flickr

Today and tomorrow volunteers will be gathering in the lobby of the Pearce Institute in Govan to decorate cardboard tokens (inspired by the ferry tokens used on the old Clyde ferries and made for us by our neighbours Glasgow Press) with tiny, jewel-like bits of flotsam collected from the river. These will be strung into necklaces, to be distributed among visitors to the "Nothing about us...' Main Event on Saturday 28th April (in the same way as they give you a lei made of flowers or shells when you step off the boat in Hawaii) to welcome them to the event and to Govan.



If anyone's passing through and fancies lending a hand there's plenty of sticking and stringing to go around...

26th April 2012

1. The FINAL Armada building workshop at the GalGael Trust - details here

2. RAFT BUILDING with Martin Campbell and Hannah Brackston (Nomadic Workshop)......11am -1pm....in the open at Govan Cross. More details - here

work-in-progress: the raft

3. Hoisting of the remaining Govan Flags....Alexandra Bowie and Fiona Fleming lead their installation crews to position 2 more sets of newly created flags.....Afternoon...Govan Cross (Govan New Chursh and Showpeople's Site)

'Gather' Flag by Fiona Fleming and Platforum

And finally.....Happy Golden Wedding Anniversary to  Matt Baker's Mum and Dad. Helen Macgregor and David Baker were married on 26th April 1962 in Ayr Old Kirk. Congratulations!!

Wednesday 25th April 2012

1. The second of Martin Campbell's 'Rag and Bone' workshops ......Unit 7 Studio, Clydebrae Street, G51 2AJ. Drop-in 2pm - 8pm

More details here

Sneak preview of raft in progress

 

Tuesday 24th April

1. The first set of Govan Flags will be hoisted on Water Row (G51 3UW) ....afternoon

2. The first of Martin Campbell's 'Rag and Bone' workshops - details here

3. The second message for Govan from the Tallship

Monday 23rd April

1.  *'Stalled Places Walk' (led by ts Beall)  - meet Pearce Institute at 2pm (event approx 2 hours) -===see here for more details

Govan Graving Docks - photo by Tom Manley

2. First Flag Message transmitted from the Tallship - flags hoisted by 10am and visible in the rigging of the Tallship throughout the day. Flag Codebreaking sheet  - here and at: Govan Ferry, Pearce Institute and on The Tallship