Harry Giles | 'Don't break down, break out' | Symposium
<p>Saturday 20 May, 2017</p> <p>A symposium addressing historic and contemporary forms of political activism and art-making, in a programme of screenings, performances, and discussions, taking as a starting point the publication within this exhibition <em>14 Radnor Terrace: A Woman’s Place</em>. With contributions by Amy Tobin, Harry Giles, Ego Ahaiwe Sowinski, Suzy Mackie (See Red Women’s Workshop), Channels, Jacob V Joyce, Gail Lewis, Alice Correia and Nazmia Jamal (Sisters Uncut).</p> <p>Harry Giles is a performer and poet, based in Edinburgh. Harry makes art about protest and protest about art, co-directs the live art platform ANATOMY and co-founded The Workers Theatre. Their first collection of poetry, <em>Tonguit</em>, was published by Freight Books in 2015. Harry will present <em>Drone</em>, a spoken word and sound art performance about remote technology and anxiety. <em>Drone </em>is a collaboration with the sound artist Neil Simpson which debuted in SHIFT at the Edinburgh Fringe 2015. The book of the show is published in <em>Our Real Red Selves </em>from Vagabond.</p>
Authors: Harry Giles
Part of: Raven Row Podcast