THE MOON AND THE SLEDGEHAMMER

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The Philip Trevelyan Retrospective will span a career starting at the Royal College of Art in 1961 wherehe made his award-winning LAMBING, showing the isolation and dedication of an old Yorkshire sheep farmeras he tendshis ewesduring the lambing season. Trevelyan unobtrusively observes an intimate portrait of the man and his craft with respect and admiration, setting a pace that slowly immersesyou into his world. Trevelyan Rare Double Bill Sam Ainsley, who will be hosting the conversation, is a British artist and teacher, living and working in Glasgow, and was the founder and former head of the Master of Fine Art (MFA) programme at the Glasgow School of Art.

Notwithstanding the family members’ less than perfect articulation and the logical flaws of their arguments, theirs is a life lived philosophically. Taking into account the very specific parameters of Trevelyan’s project, what we get is finally of considerably more significance than what we don’t. Part of a double bill, the film will screen with ‘London Symphony’, a brand new silent film – a city symphony – which offers a poetic journey through the city of London. It is an artistic snapshot of With music by James McWilliam, it has been nominated for the Michael Powell Award for Best British Film at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2017Scotsman article on The Revelator: https://tinyurl.com/39t65yt4 This special event has been created by film distributor Katy MacMillan and artist Stephen Skrynka . The world’s all to pieces, isn’t it? They’re like a lot of rats and mice in England. They don’t know what they are going to do. It’s a good job the moon’s well up there too, I’ve got room enough to swing a sledgehammer underneath him without hitting of him. He’s well out of my way. But if they had their way they’d get the moon down you know and they’d be trying to wheel him along the road on two wheels. Films will be screened FREE of charge (booking is essential through Eventbrite). Our aim is to allow the public to fully absorb all the potential of sustainability and hope this inspires change. of artists’ moving image in England. The project surveys an array of production strategies deployed by video

This upgrade also ensures that the film will survive long into the future to be enjoyed by many generations to come. We are proud that we have successfully preserved the film, despite the fact that no funding is available for this and give our grateful thanks to Harvard University who recognized the importance of the film and generously supported us in ensuring its existence. We are thrilled with the results. As director Philip Trevelyan said when he viewed the restored copy “the film has come alive again”.Simpson, Paul (2010). The Rough Guide to Cult Movies. Rough Guides Limited. ISBN 978-1-84836-213-0.