Smell Dictionary

When you come to Huntly, you will be addicted to the unique tranquility of this city. Here you will feel that each of your senses is amplified, especially your sense of smell. The sense of smell is more sensitive than other senses in the human body.  The olfactory nerve is the extension of brain cells, and … Continue reading →

From Dungavel to Huntly – a Creative Cry for Public Attention

Picture living in a country where demonstrating can get you a one-way ticket to prison. Now picture the choice – prison at home, or asylum in a foreign country? You choose the latter and leave for the UK, but your asylum application is still pending. Coming in search for freedom and a future home, you … Continue reading →

Huntly’s Heritage Bakehouse

                                          What is the first thought that comes in your mind when you hear the word bread? Some people close their eyes and can almost taste a warm, fresh out the oven piece, others associate it with dear childhood memories. For me, bread is a piece of life we create and consume, in order … Continue reading →

Oaks & Amity: Memorial in the Grove

Just outside the village of Huntly in Aberdeenshire is a living, breathing temple of peace. Here, the trees whisper memories in their branches, and the wanderer is welcomed to pause and reflect in a place where time stands still. Artist Caroline Wendling breathed life into the concept of the war memorial with her project Oaks … Continue reading →

Cultural Integration via Hospitality!

Jacques Derrida said, ‘’An act of hospitality can only be poetic.” What is the first thing that comes to your mind, when you hear the word hospitality?    Most probably: food, beverages, and a cosy atmosphere radiating comfort and peace. Neep and Okra, a recent addition to the arts organisation The Deveron Projects in Huntly, is … Continue reading →

Life in Plastic? It’s not Fantastic.

Like many women living in contemporary society, I often find myself grappling with the very complicated concept of beauty and self-image. What does it mean to be beautiful? What is beauty anyway and, is it really in the eyes of the beholder?  Nestled among an impressive archival catalogue at Deveron Projects in Huntly, I came across a … Continue reading →

A Story from an Audio-Visual Time Capsule

Birds chirping. River flowing. Leaves rustling. These are the sounds we hear on a daily basis that we might take for granted. Have you ever wondered how they will sound like in the future? Let’s say in 300 years from now? My perspective in seeing (or shall I say hearing) sounds changed when I read … Continue reading →