Social / Environmental Art and Action
Our world is formed and connected by the sea. Thousands of years ago, these coastlines were shaped by cataclysmic events; in Mesopotamia too, mythical floods gave rise to stories of the Apkallū - half-fish, half-human sages who emerged from the sea to bring wisdom to our ancestors, living in what became known as the 'cradle of civilisation'.
Thousands of years later, those same lands lie decimated by war and the world’s oceans are rising again… what would the Apkallū say if they returned to speak for one last time?
SECOND CITIZEN
Rhythm and Electronics Cooperation
Percussion Angus Farquhar | Cameron Sinclair
Sounds Guest DJ’s AV Interface ISO
Marimba Design Dr Graham Tydeman
SECOND CITIZEN
Rhythm and Electronics Cooperation
Dear Europe…
Second Citizen was a performance by Angus Farquhar starting from a request to the head of every member state to retain EU citizenship.
Replies were received from 20 countries, with Slovenia alone opening an official dialogue to consider citizenship.
Commissioned by the National Theatre of Scotland, Dear Europe was staged in Glasgow on 31st March 2019, the first proposed night of separation.
“They say it’s not impossible, it’s a long process and it would take a lot of time and paper work.
And all applications must be written in Slovenian language.
The Presidential office has just forwarded the whole thing to the Ministry of Internal Affairs...”
The Letter
The Responses
My reason for doing this, is a belief in the power of peace and how the most profound reason to remain part of Europe has been roundly ignored as the more pragmatic manoeuvring for position around trade deals has dominated many months of nationalist posturing and stilted dialogue.
There is nothing without peace.
No chance to solve migration issues, no hope of economic stability, nor meaningful cultural exchange. It is the genuine cooperation and compromise between near neighbours that has given many a chance to make something of their lives.
The move to leave reflects a populist lurch to the right in England and is an unspoken celebration of isolationism and inflated self-belief.
Such sentiments intermixed with toxic immigration scaremongering, do not historically lead to happy endings.
The Future
natural beauty in its rawest form
iceland’s surface is carved by water, originating from either its massive glaciers or abundant rainfall.
the sun’s angle at this latitude produces deep and contrasty colors, drawing out the blacks in the volcanic soil and saturating the greens from the grasses and moss.
shop prints
a2 sized digital c prints, suitable for framing. each edition is limited to ten prints.
