The exhibition Cabinet Interventions presented original sound, installation, text and performance within and around Pollok House. The works interpret, question and respond to the context and collections within the House, creating contemporary objects, events and interventions that initiate and frame new dialogues, relationships and practice.
Exhibition dates: 20th April – 7th May 2018, 10am – 5pm
Three afternoons of scheduled artist performances/tours/events:
Friday 20th April, 3-6pm, Sunday 22nd April, 1-4pm & Saturday 28th April, 1-4pm
Pollok House, Pollok Country Park, 2060 Pollokshaws Road, G43 1AT
Tel: 0141 616 6410
Directions: Pollok House is in the middle of Pollok Country Park, approximately 1 mile from each entrance.
By car: Exit at Junction 1 of the M77. There is a signposted entrance to Pollok Country Park directly opposite the traffic lights at the end of the off ramp.
By train: Take the train from Glasgow Central to Pollokshaws West (approx. 10 mins). Turn left when leaving the station.
Performance schedule:
Friday 20th April, 3 – 6pm
3.00 Buzzard Feedback, a sound work situated in the car park at the front of the house. Duncan Marquiss
3.30 Flow Country: a 20min reading from a forthcoming book Jasper Coppes
4.00 I gladly strained my eyes to follow you, 45min guided tour of the house. Shauna McMullan
5.00 A cheek, the side of a nose, the white of an eye, the curve of an ear, 25min. reading, performed sat at a table with a glass of water. Sarah Forrest
Sunday 22nd April, 1 – 4pm
1.00 Buzzard Feedback, a sound work situated in the car park at the front of the house. Duncan Marquiss
1.30 Flow Country: a 20min reading from a forthcoming book Jasper Coppes
2.00 I gladly strained my eyes to follow you, 45min guided tour of the house. Shauna McMullan
2.30 Fings ain’t what they used to be (reprise), 5min performance intervention from afar. Ruth Barker
3.00 A cheek, the side of a nose, the white of an eye, the curve of an ear, 25min. reading, performed sat at a table with a glass of water. Sarah Forrest
Saturday 28th April, 1 – 4pm
2.00 I gladly strained my eyes to follow you, 45min guided tour of the house. Shauna McMullan
3.30 Buzzard Feedback, a sound work situated in the car park at the front of the house. Duncan Marquiss
*Shauna McMullan’s I gladly strained my eyes to follow you was scheduled 2pm daily
Photo credits:
Project documentation – Tina Bek
Exhibition Opening – Bastian Thuesen
Susan Brind and Jim Harold own documentation