{"id":1087,"date":"2021-03-05T11:29:50","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T11:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/aalert\/?p=1087"},"modified":"2023-04-28T20:27:26","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T19:27:26","slug":"art-is-not-an-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/aalert\/art-is-not-an-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Art is not an Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #3366ff;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">\u2018<strong>Art is not an Island<\/strong>\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">A short film produced by the <em><strong><span style=\"color: #b9c600\">A<\/span><span style=\"color: #90aa00\">A<\/span><span style=\"color: #008a00\">L<\/span><span style=\"color: #558800\">E<\/span><span style=\"color: #00b400\">R<\/span><span style=\"color: #019200\">T<\/span><\/strong><\/em> for Decision Making (<strong><em><span style=\"color: #b9c600\">A<\/span><span style=\"color: #90aa00\">A<\/span><span style=\"color: #008a00\">L<\/span><span style=\"color: #558800\">E<\/span><span style=\"color: #00b400\">R<\/span><span style=\"color: #019200\">T<\/span> 4DM<\/em><\/strong>) project about art and artists and their role in landscape decision making through community development and empowerment in the context of land reform and re-peopling in Scotland.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/99R7IV3WUEw\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1096\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/aalert\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-07-at-19.31.50.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"687\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/aalert\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-07-at-19.31.50.png 1870w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/aalert\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-07-at-19.31.50-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/aalert\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-07-at-19.31.50-1024x588.png 1024w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/aalert\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-07-at-19.31.50-1093x628.png 1093w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/aalert\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-07-at-19.31.50-768x441.png 768w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/aalert\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-07-at-19.31.50-1536x882.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">Watch the long version of the film on Vimeo <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/508595048\">https:\/\/vimeo.com\/508595048<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">\u2018Art is not an Island\u2019 aims to stimulate discussion and debate about the role of the arts in the re-peopling agenda in Scotland, focusing in particular on the relationship between the arts and landscape values. It helps to think about and reflect on how the everyday practices of local artists, and the activities of arts organisations and enterprises, contribute to the wider sense of belonging that builds a community\u2019s co-identification with the landscape. It documents the experiences of eight artists and makers living on the Isle of Eigg and North Uist, explaining their connections to the special landscapes where they live and the importance of their artistic practices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Artist featured in the film<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">Gabe McVarish, <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.08px\">DJ Dolphinboy, <\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.08px\">Catherine Davies &amp; Pascal Carr, <\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.08px\">Fiona Pearson, <\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.08px\">Anna-Wendy Stevenson, <\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.08px\">Corinna Krause,\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.08px\">Marnie Keltie<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><strong>The filmmakers<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/aalert\/ewan-allinson\/\"><span style=\"color: #4b6bfa\"><strong>Ewan Allinson <\/strong><\/span><\/a>BA (Oxon) MA, is a freelance sculptor, philosopher and broadcaster. 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