VIEW Inaugural Event (10th November)—Celebrating Women’s Contributions since Universal Suffrage

Following the success of the launch of our new public engagement programme: VIEW, the George Washington Wilson Centre and the Department of Film and Visual Culture at the University of Aberdeen is pleased to announce its inaugural event this week. “Out of this World” is a participatory performance organized by Huntly-based artist Norma D. Hunter, … Continue reading →

Between the Waves and Unquiet Mind: Slow Walking at the Aberdeen Beach

The sound of waves struggling against the air, the earth and each other is very loud. Listening to it for nearly two hours triggered the feelings of annoyance, awareness, and astonishment: I wanted the noise to stop at once. Acknowledging the ocean’s existence, I, impressed, realised that the waves never stop hitting the shore. The … Continue reading →

Slow Walking on the Beach: Reflections on a Participatory Walk with Bibo Keeley

Tuesday, 26 September 2017 was one of the foggiest days I’ve seen in Aberdeen—it was the first time I ever had to drive with my fog lights on. It was on this murky, grey, dreary autumnal Aberdeen day that my Performance Art class was scheduled to participate in a slow walk on Aberdeen Beach with … Continue reading →

Book launch of Performance Art in Eastern Europe since 1960

Join us at Blackwell’s Aberdeen for the official book launch of Amy Bryzgel’s latest publication, Performance Art in Eastern Europe since 1960. Continue reading →

Performance Art in Eastern Europe since 1960

Amy Bryzgel, Senior Lecturer in Film and Visual Culture, has just published a book entitled Performance Art in Eastern Europe since 1960 with Manchester University Press. Continue reading →

Trace History of a Performance – a Talk about Estonian performance artist Siim-Tanel Annus

On 22 February, Liis Kibuspuu will give a talk at the University of Aberdeen as part of the Film and Visual Culture Research Seminar series. The talk will take place at 12:00 in Meeting Room 3 of the Sir Duncan Rice Library. All welcome! Continue reading →

A Conversation with Richard Demarco now online!

View Amy Bryzgel’s 25 May Conversation with Richard Demarco online! Continue reading →

Own an original Richard Demarco Artwork

Help support the Demarco Archive Trust by purchasing an original work by Richard Demarco! Continue reading →

On #chalk, censorship and community

Last month I attempted to engage an audience at a public event and get them to create a communal chalk drawing. I was stopped, accused of defacing property, and censored. This is my story, and these are my views about that incident. Continue reading →

Performing the Invisible: Richard Demarco and Visual Culture in Scotland

Notes on the exhibition Eastern European Performance Art in Scotland: the Legacy of Richard Demarco, at the University of Aberdeen, MacRobert building, on view from now until 27 September 2016. #DemarcoEast Continue reading →