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Motion city, soundtracked
Cate Simpson explores an installation steeped in the history of a beloved venue
lasgoxx's 'l‘ramua) has a rich. Varied histor)
that closeh mirrors the citvs de\elopment
born a nois_\ industrial it)“ n to a centre ol‘ arts and culture. the bttilding began tile as a tram terminus ithe clues in the namel. housed the Museum ol' ’l‘ransport. became an epic backdrop l‘or l’ctcr Hr‘ooks‘ .l/tt/m/illiimlu and .-\nd_\ (ioldsuorth) 's sculpture in the late l‘lh’ils. and \\ as sax ed from demolition in NW) b_\ plans l'or (ilasgoxx‘s )L‘ill' as (‘it,\ ol‘(‘ulture.
.\'o\s in its 20th _\ear as one ol~ Scotland‘s most pioneering. \ersatile arts \enttes. 'l'rarn\\a_\'s anni\ersar_\ celebrations kick oil \\lth the second e\hibition in .\lint_\ l)ott;tltl\ txso-part series of site- spccilic armorks. ell/nmcrx I‘ll Hui/m: 'l'rimiu'ut. l.ast October. this installatiott-come-communit} histor} project sa\\ the Britannia l’anopticon 'l‘heatre transiormed into a pla)ground tor \isitors to interact \sith the building's architectural heritage. Both buildings are ‘sites that hold our cultural memories] \;l_\\ [)0llttltl. .Il‘llL‘) tll't‘ Cltllk‘tltlctl ill the social itlltl cultural conte\t ol‘ (ilasgouf
This sense ol‘ shared histor} permeates the g/immt'n in lim/m project. Donald calls \isitors ‘spectator- participants'. e\plaining that ‘their responses "make" it.‘ The emphasis is on till0\\ ing people to e\perience the building's histor) t'or themsel\es. learning
something about the c‘it}'s t)\\ll de\clopment in the process. The highlight ol‘ the ’l‘ramna} installation is in the \cnue‘s main e\hibition space. where \isitors push trolle}s along the trarnlines that remain as clues to its humble beginnings. liach trolle} holds a Video projector that beams contclnporat‘} images oi (ilasgtm ‘s old tram routes onto the \talls as it lllt)\C\ ithat 'l'esco didn‘t implement something like this _\ears ago seems like a huge missed tipptn'tllttlt} l.
"l‘he l'ootage \\ as lilmed \tith the camera sticking ottt ol‘ the sun root oi a \an. I traced all the routes ttsing maps oi' (ilasgtm from 1893-96 . . . some bits oi" the routes aren‘t accessible t)ltL‘-\\il} streets. pedestrianisation and other planning decisions haxe changed the |a_\out ol' the cit}. the bits that we couldn't dri\e are represented b_\ a jump cttt to the next bit so there are ruptures in the jotirne_\'.'
.-\cltl ltl this the soundtrack Ul‘ tcchnicians' \xhispered com ersations and it might be like linding _\ourselt backstage at a ghostl} production oi' that lirst .llti/lu/i/tumlu. the shim that precipitated the \enue‘s most recent rebirth.
All glimmers in limbo: Tramway works will be viewable on Sat 16 & Sun 17 Feb; the Tramway 2 trolley exhibition runs until Sun 2 March. See www.9limmersinlimbo.co.uk
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Words Against War Liz Lochhead. Tom Leonard and Alasdair Gray (pictured). are amongst the poets and folk musicians speaking and singing out at this anti-war event. Mono, Glasgow, Sun Feb.
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The United Nations is marking 2008 as International Year of Planet Earth. Zoologist. writer
and broadcaster Professor
Aubrey Manning takes stock of
humanity's impact on the planet. National Gallery of Scotland: Hawthornden Lecture Theatre, Edinburgh, Wed 20 Feb.
Three Generations of Cuban Revolutionaries Orlando Borrego, Che Guevara's closest comrade
during the Cuban Revolution
and still a highly regarded economic advisor to the Cuban and Venezulan governments, is the key
speaker at this Rock Around
The Blockade-organised
event, featuring speakers from three generations of revolution,
music and dancing. See www.ratb.org.uk for more details. Central Hotel, Glasgow, Thu 28 Feb.
9r: Chinese New Year Celebrate the arrival of the Year of the Rat with events taking place across the
country. See page 30. Various venues, Glasgow 8. Edinburgh,
various dates.
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