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Alec Finlay: 06/05/14

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160; ALEC FINLAY. There were our own / there were the others. A project commissioned by the National Trust. 2014 marks the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War. The British combatants who served in this conflict have all now passed on. Acts of remembrance continue, beyond the guiding influence of their immediate witnesses. How shall we fittingly mark this significant anniversary, given that we still live in an era dominated by warfare? How can our culture reconsider the act of memorial itself?

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Alec Finlay: 07/23/14

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160; ALEC FINLAY. On (and off) mountains. Selections from a new collection of pensee on mountains, walking and viewing, a-ga,. Illustrated with photographs of word-mntn. Sanskrit, ‘mountain,. That which does not go’. The mountain is vulnerable :. We may blot it out. We take to the mountain. For a change of air, meaning,. A change of breath. Resting on the summit. Is higher than the mountain. The deer’s place: wilderness. Hills are for daydreamers;. He was a man of only one thought :. A better tale to tell.

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Alec Finlay: Wittgenstein in the Cabrach

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160; ALEC FINLAY. Wittgenstein in the Cabrach. Wittgenstein bestrides the summit of Beinn a’ Chaoruinn. Eine ‘Naturgeschichte der Farben’, und wieweit ist sie analog einer N a. 8220;Is there such a thing as ‘a natural history of colours’, and to what extent is it analogous to a natural history of plants? 8220;A bheil leithid a rud ann ri ‘eachdraidh nàdarra dhathan’, agus gu dè an ìre a tha samhla aige sin ri eachdraidh nàdarra lusan? Wittgenstein scowls at the. Der Farben mü ss. En zeitliche Sätze sein .

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Alec Finlay: ‘poetry is still beautiful’

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160; ALEC FINLAY. 8216;poetry is still beautiful’. This essay was first published in a booklet, to accompany five poem-objects. An exhibition at Ingleby Gallery Edinburgh in 2012. I) father is the war of all things. Although their sources are unrelated, placed together these five poem-objects draw themselves into intimacy. The first text, 'father is the war of. A few years later I encountered an equivalent, walking up the track in. The pitch dark when the torch batteries failed, as they always seemed.

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Alec Finlay: a better tale to tell

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160; ALEC FINLAY. A better tale to tell. A poem is ‘a form to hold the language of another’ (Brian Teare). In this new work the poem itself contains nothing but the language of others. A better tale to tale. Is composed entirely from submissions to the Smith Commission. A better tale to tell. For the project. Extracts from my – or better, your. 8211; poem will be read at the opening and on each day. The Empire’s Death March. Of course, I have included all shades of opinion: consciously interweaving the a...

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Alec Finlay: 08/11/14

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160; ALEC FINLAY. Is a book-length poem, exhibition installation, and audio poem. The book is available now (. 163;750), and can be ordered by emailing info@alecfinlay.com. The installation is included in Counterpoint, as part of Generation. At Talbot Rice Gallery (01 August–18 October, 2014). The audio poem, with sound design by Chris Watson. Is available from iTunes as a free download. Global Oracle: a work of prophetic science. Commissioned by University of Warwick Art Collection. The gallery installa...

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Alec Finlay: 04/24/14

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160; ALEC FINLAY. Walking The John Muir Way. Morven Gregor, 2013. Hannah Devereux, 2014. This an informal record of our walk along the John Muir Way, planting pairs of trees whose species are defined by the initial and end letters of a poem-motto, composed after a phrase drawn from Muir’s writings. AS, AF, CW, RE, Hannah Devereux, 2014. Hannah Devereux, 2014. Kyoto He was as fond a figure to friends in the birding community. Now that you've gone. Has flowered at last. Luke Allan, 2014. Andrew smuggled ap...

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Alec Finlay: 08/26/14

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160; ALEC FINLAY. Conceived by Alec Finlay. Walked by Gerry Loose, Andrew Schelling, Rebecca Eland, in the company of Colin Will, Luke Allan and Morven Gregor. Photography: Hannah Devereux 2014. Commisioned by UZ Arts. Wwwalecfinlayblog.blogspot.co.uk/Walking. 8216;poetry is still beautiful’. A beehive for Kurt Schwitters and Harry Pierce. A better tale to tell. Bow down: a bower for Dukes Wood. E–D–W–I–N–M–O–R–G–A–N. From the road north. Grant me the right. Held within pure light. Home to a king (3).

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Alec Finlay: 09/23/13

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160; ALEC FINLAY. Sweeney, aviform, arboriform. Cove Park, Rosneath, photograph courtesy of Cove Park. A few years ago I spent a week at Cove Park. On the west of the Rosneath Peninsula, where a flow of visitors comes and goes, each of them working in their chosen art form. A sense of community settles around Cove, even if the artists themselves are passers-by. On Taransay, which have put down permanent roots here. Their dwelling is a vigil. It will end this June, after thirty-one years. All the artists ...

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Alec Finlay: 05/22/14

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160; ALEC FINLAY. Sweeney’s Bothy: Eigg and Canna. Prelude: Isle of Canna. Tigh Ard, orchard. Sweeney’s Bothy, Isle of Eigg, May 2014. How beautiful –. That we’ve never. On the light side. When it’s night. Sorrel’s all very well. But how many spears. To make a meal? The Finger of the Lord. Poems and photography: Alec Finlay. Bowl (for Sweeney’s Bothy): Lisa Gormley. With thanks to Lucy, Eddie, Bobby, and Iain. 8216;poetry is still beautiful’. A beehive for Kurt Schwitters and Harry Pierce.