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T H E B E N J A M I N C A R T E R H A L L W I L F O R D V I L L A G E , N O T T I N G H A M
S A T U R D A Y , 2 A U G U S T , 2 P M
 Via Vaudeville's Folly, as many follies before it, embraces the concept of a 'fake ruin', which has been crafted and deliberated upon to posses an air of charged memory. Via Vaudeville! invite an audience to embrace the mythical narrative of these misunderstood creations and the artificial kingdom, which is Hinterland.  PROGRAMME 2pm Depart from Salutation Inn, Maid Marian way on Double Decker Bus 2pm doors open at Benjamin Carter Hall for local guests, people on foot and those with cars. (Limited parking available.) 2.30pm The afternoon will commence with a guided tour around St.Wilfrid's Church and surroundings with Wilford local history expert and enthusiast David Miller. 45 mins 3.15 pm Proceedings will continue with an interview and presentation from Via Vaudeville! and Guy Brown (designer); 45 mins talk/interview with 15 Mins Q&A 4.15 pm Afternoon Tea (complimentary) 5.00pm Presentation from Andrew Plumeridge of The Folly Fellowship of England: 45 mins presentation with 15 Mins Q&A 6.00 pm Presentation from Christopher Woodward, Director of Museum of Garden History 45 mins presentation with 15 mins Q&A We estimate the Routemaster will drop people back in Nottingham city centre at around 7.30pm. Reading Room Until recently, the Reading Room was based at Thoroton House in Radford. Later this year it will move to a permanent space in Nottingham and be accessible to artists, curators and the general public by appointment.  Previous Reading Room events in 2008 included: Guy Debord & Society of the spectacle as part of Nottingham Contemporary's Remember Revolution 68 to 40 season Phenomenology - Martin Heidegger & Being and Time with Natasha Adams Thomas Hobbes' Leviathan with Ellie Harrison An Entry into Semiotics (Charles Sanders Peirce and Ferdinand de Saussure) with Jonathan Watts Arthur Machen: All Hallows Eve Event with Blue Firth Foucault & Marcuse : Sex & Oppression with Charlotte Kingsbury Perception : Bishop Berkley & Samuel Beckett with Jennie Syson _____________________________________________________________ HQ Hinterland's temporary gallery space Colwick Industrial Estate 5 - 28 October, 2007 .jpg) More...HQ was a temporary space rented for Hinterland throughout October 2007. It showcased photography commissions undertaken in summer 2007 and was curated by Victor Simao. HQ was situated amongst the literal hinterland of Colwick Industrial Park and comprised exhibitions by Sian Stammers and Mark Excell.
_____________________________________________________________ Styx Commission by Rob Sweere National Watersports Centre, Holme Pierrepont 29 September, 2007 .jpg) More...Installation artist from the Netherlands, Rob Sweere, presented his new commission for Hinterland at the National Watersports Centre in Holme Pierrepont. Best known for his Heath-Robinson-like constructions, Sweere encouraged participants to take a voyage across the man-made lake, lying down, 10 foot above the water. _____________________________________________________________ Hinterland Projects at The Big Day Out Nottingham Castle 22 September, 2007  More...For the annual arts and environment festival at Nottingham Castle, Hinterland presented animated film project in response to Nottingham from the East, a painting by Seventeenth Century Dutch landscape artist, Jan Sieberechts with local history expert, Chris Matthews. The Big Day Out also saw the previews of short artists films by Sian Stammers and Linda Persson. _____________________________________________________________ Discursive Picnic with UNWETTER, Memorial Gardens, Trent Embankment Sunday 24th June, 2007  More...As part of Architecture Week 2007 Hinterland invited UNWETTER from Berlin to present a discursive picnic along the banks of the River Trent. The people of Nottingham were invited to join them, as they tried to discover though discussion, the change of the art landscape in Nottingham and what a new arts centre might bring; methods of creating art outside a gallery environment; the regeneration of the city, (esp. riverside area) and how this may affect artists. The picnic, along the banks of the historical river, investigated the geographical site where ancient ferry crossings meet modern structures and buildings. It concluded with an exploratory walk into Wilford. _____________________________________________________________ Art in Public Places Seminar at Lakeside Arts Centre Saturday 23rd June, 2007  More...This seminar event for Architecture Week focused on different methods of exhibiting contemporary art in a public setting. It co-insided with Hinterland’s programme of events alongside the River Trent in Nottingham and also created a link to the AHRC funded ‘Water, Culture and Society’ programme at The event featured testimonies from artists who make work in the public realm, international experts in public art commissioning alongside contextual presentations by art historians. _____________________________________________________________ Boat Launch On board the Nottingham Princess 1 October, 2006  More...Helena Jonsdottir, Birgir, 2006 In October 2006, artists involved with projects commissioned by Hinterland, presented their work on board the Nottingham Princess boat as it made a night-time journey across the Trent. The boat trip allowed passengers to encounter performances, installations and films projected across the river on to disused waterways buildings. |
