Join Early Career Artist-in-Residence Hamish Halley and artist Louise Fraser for a guided, audio described tour of Halley’s work at The People’s Story Museum.
For EAF25, Hamish Halley presents a poignant video piece that intertwines two narratives: the intimate act of cleaning his grandparents’ home after their passing and the monumental transition of the Perth Museum’s collection to a new space.
During August, the film work will be hosted by The People’s Story, a museum dedicated to capturing the lives of working class people in Edinburgh throughout history. Situated amongst the Museum’s displayed tools of work, printed flyers and posters, and tableaux depicting scenes from day-to-day life, Halley’s film reflects on custodianship, preservation, loss, and renewal.
About Audio Description
This event will be audio described by Louise Fraser.
Louise Fraser is a dyslexic, neurodiverse freelance artist and access educator, who has collaborated with EAF and partners in past years to deliver audio description training and tours. Designed with the main goal of making visual art more engaging for visually impaired visitors, audio description uses speech and touch to interact with artworks in new ways, expanding every visitors’ experience.
! Includes discussion of grief, the loss of grandparents, emotional attachment to objects, and reflections on family relationships.
Access
→ This event will take place on the second floor of The People’s Story Museum, which can be accessed via a ramp and a lift.
→ This installation has some uneven flooring on the first floor, and ambient recorded voices played throughout the exhibitions.
→ The exhibition’s film installation has a small bench seat and headphones for viewing.
→ The film work is also shown in the museum’s Screening Room, which is up a narrow set of spiral stairs, allowing an alternative viewing space for visitors. As this space is not accessible to all visitors, there will be no content screened here that is not also visible on the second floor.
Events Programme
See more from Hamish Halley in:
→ Hamish Halley: Early Career Artist-in-Residence at The People’s Story Museum
→ EAF X Outer Spaces: HOST at the EAF Pavilion
Hamish Halley: Early Career Artist-in-Residence is part of EAF X Outer Spaces: HOST. Supported by the Hugo Burge Foundation, the Fenton Arts Trust, the Scottish Government’s Festivals EXPO Fund, the People’s Story Museum and The City of Edinburgh Council.