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Hannan Jones’s work investigates her personal history, reclaiming her own story and disintegrating it to form new patterns. Her approach is symbolised by the deconstructed car of New Horizons: a vehicle for moving forwards, but one who’s fractured rear-view mirror displays video not just of Hannan’s real past, but of alternative histories. Maghreb, Algerian and Raï music, similarly manipulated and fractured, plays through the ‘car’s’ speaker stacks, in an audiovisual investigation of what is, was and could have been.

In partnership with Civic Room at North Street, supported by Box Hub

10 – 20 MARCH // NORTH STREET // 11.00 – 17.00 (CLOSED MONDAY) // FREE // RUNNING TIME: 10 MINS APPROX. (LOOPED)

Legendary ✨opening residency 🍾

In the fading light of 2021 transitions from High Street to North Street, Charing Cross in Glasgow. Our wonderful, committed Curator becomes full time leaving with us a wonderful legacy of collaborative working and hard work, bringing to life Of Lovely Tyrants and Invisible Women and Hubris. and Bradley Mitchell, we are looking forward to 2022 and fortunate to be working with life-changing artists. We are indebted to our audiences, collaborators and funders

Tonight I’ll be speaking at The Peckham Feminist Library for on the new gender report - link to talk in bio (Code: FEMINISTLIBRARY for £3 off).

Standing in front of one of six ‘Spell Blankets’ - which were part of ‘The Past is Singing in our Teeth’, a multi art form, film based installation and performance at in Berlin supported by and touring to in Glasgow and in Edinburgh. The Second World War blankets were embroidered with hag stones used by wise women to see into the future - a recurring motif in many of my works.

📸 by in my south london studio

Masterclass', William Joys
(33min)

An Actress prepares… but did she choose to be Queen?

In a world seemingly hell-bent on competing for the spotlight, how does one, anyone, maintain sovereignty in the knowledge that only a few can shine? How exactly can an actress prepare for a lifetime of acting? Taking his cue from the theatre of Bette Bourne and the Bloo Lips and influences drawn from the teachings and writings of the mother of the acting method, Stella Adler, England’s stately homo Quentin Crisp, the histrionic plays of Maxwell Anderson, Machiavellian and Marxian analysis and of course Oscar Wilde, For Civic Room’s Hubris programme William Joys presents Masterclass exploring notions of the actress and majesty, authority and teaching, hierarchies and matriarchy.

Credits
Created, Directed and Performed by William Joys
Produced for Civic Room by Alasdair Campbell
Filming and Editing by Daniel Hughes
Lighting Design by Jazz Hutsby
Dresser – Alasdair Campbell
CCA Technician – Kenny Christie
Lighting Hires from CPE Lighting
Sound Hire from Brand Calibre

Part of the HUBRIS programme curated by Civic Room for 
Supported by
Special thanks to 

Watch online now digital programme and website link in bio 🔝

‘Selfish Impatient Insecure’, Liv Fontaine  (15 min)  
 
Breathlessly breathlessly breathlessly desperately desperately desperately. I’m just trying to find myself and sometimes that’s not easy. There is a woman whose mouth is a monster, a victim of her own toxic persona, a person who can’t recall her past. Her present is a game of multiple names, premeditated rules and obvious outcomes. The blonde haired woman reflects on her position as a performer, her responsibility as an entertainer, her bad behaviour and her desire for destruction and disaster. The black haired woman performs the prolonged provocation she feels as a participator in the seething caldron of modern society. Frustrated, humiliated and filled with rage she cracks.  
 
Credits 
Created, Directed and Performed by Liv Fontaine 
Music Performed by Edwin Stephens 
Produced for Civic Room by Alasdair Campbell
Filming and Editing by Daniel Hughes 
Lighting Design by Jazz Hutsby
CCA Technician – Kenny Christie
Lighting Hires from CPE Lighting
Sound Hire from Brand Calibre

Part of the HUBRIS programme curated by Civic Room for 
Supported by
Special thanks to 

Watch online now digital programme and website link in bio 🔝

As part of the Hubris performance programme we are excited to present new work from Wassili Widmer for

Wassili Widmer (b.1992, Heiden, Switzerland) lives and works in Glasgow. In his practice he explores the ideas of performativity of space through mixed media. By considering the elements score and event of the Fluxus movement. In relation to the discourse of transhumanism he explores the field between virtuality and performativity. A performance score can be seen as a form of coding the body and is inherently performative and arguably also virtual. This performativity is an essential part of human coexistence in social spaces (eg. in rave-culture) or in cyberspace. Widmer’s practice asks why and how we perform and what the interpersonal consequences of it are. His practice revolves around ideas of collaboration, communication and empathy.

Widmer will feature alongside .cctime in Hubris curated by Civic Room digital programme ✨11 June - 31 July 2021

Civic Room is pleased to present new work from William Joys for one week today! ✨

William joys (b.1989) is an actress based in London. Through channelling different characters he arouses suspicion in the way Theatre, and the arts in general, claim authenticity in favour of 'artificial construction.' Recent shows include, William Joys: A One Man show at Kunsthalle Muenster, DE and Kunstraum London, 2019 and The Whitest Walls In Town for his graduation degree show for the MLitt in Fine Art Performance at Glasgow School of Art, 2018

Joys will feature alongside .cctime in Hubris curated by Civic Room digital programme✨11 June - 31 July 2021

Image- ‘William Joys: A One Man Show’ Photographer Nat Urazmetova

We are very excited to be showing new work from Liv Fontaine as part of the Hubris programme for ✨

Liv Fontaine is an artist who lives and works in Glasgow. Concerned with the politics of relationships and s*x, her live performances speak in the language of hysteria, trauma, pleasure and desperation. Situating herself in the pig trough and examining her own complicity in this o**y of depravity, Fontaine tells stories featuring the familiar stock characters of s*xuality and their subsequent realities.

Fontaine will feature alongside .cctime in Hubris curated by Civic Room digital programme✨11 June - 31 July 2021

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We are delighted to be presenting new work from Christian Noelle Charles .cctime for as part of the Hubris performance programme✨
 
'Christian Noelle Charles is that Black contemplative visual practitioner based in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. A Syracuse, New Yorker, Christian's work is an exploration of female representation, dramatic feminine presentation and self-love in a contemporary world. 
 
Christian takes inspiration from today's pop culture, modern performance techniques, and personal experiences. She also derives inspiration as a performance artist from the relationship between performer and audience member. By using the mediums of photography, printmaking, video, and performance her work demonstrates a celebration of self-love and individuality. 
 
“I fall in love with myself, and I want someone to share it with me. I want someone to share me with me.” – Eartha Kitt. The quote I will never forget. Pronouns: She (Ready!) / Her (Story!)' 
 
Charles will feature alongside in Hubris curated by Civic Room digital programme✨11 June - 31 July 2021

An actress prepares...

Enormously relieved that no one was injured or killed and that 215 High Street did not set alight. Thank you for all of the kind messages of support and love for this beautiful building and Civic Room So many heartfelt thanks to key workers yet again for saving this city from danger ❤️

A huge thanks to everyone who has completed our CIVIC 215 survey on finding a sustainable future for the High Street Linen bank. We particularly enjoyed hearing about your memories and stories of the building and the High Street area!
 
Over 100 people have completed the survey so far with responses from across the heritage, visual art and architecture sectors as well as local residents. Over 90% of people answering stated that the building should be preserved and that it should play a key role in the High Street Area Strategy. The vast majority of responses stated that the building should continue to have a cultural use and provide space to reflect on Glasgow's diverse history.

To view the survey results and find out more about the project visit Civic Room website, link in bio.

This is the first step towards saving the High Street Linen Bank building and we plan to continue conversations with the building owners, local residents, Glasgow City Council and our project partners and to find a sustainable solution. 

Photograph of High Street Linen Bank 1978. Credit Lloyds Banking Group Archives Edinburgh.

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Review of 'Some People Say' in , written by 🙏

The digital programme has been extended until 31st May and features new commissions by Liv Fontaine, Alberta Whittle, Yuko Mohri and Jenkin van Zyl ✨

New work by as part of the Gi online programme!✨✨✨
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‘Some people say’ is a new audio work by artist Liv Fontaine. Opening with the confrontational vocals and frenetic energy of the artist’s live performances, a surreal conversation between Fontaine’s alter ego, Viv Insane and her partner Jim, charts the character’s descent into sickness — climaxing with her transformation into a reptile. Fontaine uses fantasy and searing sarcasm to confront illness and the absurd demands made on the female body within a patriarchal society.
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Digital programme live from 23 April- 10 May via
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Liv is part of Civic Room's performance programme Hubris, now postponed until Gi2021

We are very disappointed to have to postpone our project Hubris but would like to introduce the amazing artists we hope to work with again for 2021. Finally the amazing .c.time !
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Christian Noelle Charles (b. 1993, New York, USA) is a Black Female Artist currently living and working in Glasgow. A Syracuse, New York native, Christian's work is an exploration of female representation and self-love in a contemporary world.
Christian takes inspiration from today's pop culture, modern performance techniques, and personal experiences. She also derives inspiration as a performance artist from the relationship between performer and audience member. By using the mediums of photography, printmaking, video, and performance her work demonstrates a celebration of self-love and individuality.
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Photo Cred: Daniel Hughes

We are very disappointed to have to postpone our project Hubris but would like to introduce the amazing artists we hope to work with again for 2021. Next is
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Wassili Widmer (b.1992, Heiden, Switzerland) lives and works in Glasgow. In his practice he explores the ideas of performativity of space through mixed media. By considering the elements score and event of the Fluxus movement. In relation to the discourse of transhumanism he explores the field between virtuality and performativity. A performance score can be seen as a form of coding the body and is inherently performative and arguably also virtual. This performativity is an essential part of human coexistence in social spaces (eg. in rave-culture) or in cyberspace. Widmer’s practice asks why and how we perform and what the interpersonal consequences of it are. His practice revolves around ideas of collaboration, communication and empathy.
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Performance: Imagine Venice Empty in collaboration with Martina Morger
Credits: Museo Correr

We are very disappointed to have to postpone our project Hubris but would like to introduce the amazing artists we hope to work with again for 2021. Next is !
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William Joys (b. 1989, London) lives and works in London. Through an economy of means and careful selection of materials Joys represents notions of himself becoming a range of characters. For instance, in: I am a Lighthouse Joys becomes a lighthouse/lover that not only protects but pushes you away. In I’m Ready for the World he becomes a woman, who has a problem, she has never heard her doorbell ring before. It is through the performance that an objects’ meaning unfolds and occasionally unravels...
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Image- William Joys, A One Man Show at Kunstraum 2019