PAST EVENT: This was part of the EAF25 programme.

EAF25 opened with new commission A kind of glamour about me, a one-of-a-kind performance by pioneering feminist artist Linder. Nodding to Walter Scott’s early meaning of “glamour” as illusory magic, the performance conjured narratives of women historically transformed into trees — by choice or by force. The performance featured improvised movement led by Holly Blakey, performed by dancers Sophie Ormiston, Sari Mizoe, Luigi Nardone, and Willow Fenner. The improvised movement was accompanied by experimental sound by Maxwell Sterling, percussion by Kenichi Iwasa, and costume by Ashish Gupta.

Co-commissioned with Mount Stuart Trust, the work pillaged references from Mount Stuart, a neo-Gothic mansion on the Isle of Bute, referencing its stained glass and anthropomorphic furniture, alongside Linder’s own archival motifs. Linder’s work also featured on a new, live-pasted billboard site at Thornybauk, bringing her iconic photomontage to the streets of Edinburgh in partnership with JACK ARTS Scotland.

Dancers: Sophie Ormiston, Sari Mizoe, Luigi Nardone + Willow Fenner
Movement: Holly Blakey
Music: Maxwell Sterling
Percussion: Kenichi Iwasa
Costume: Ashish Gupta

Related Programme

See more from Linder:
→ Linder + Adele Patrick: Gimme Danger at Edinburgh International Book Festival, Old Town + South
→ Linder: Danger Came Smiling at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, New Town + North

Co-commissioned with Mount Stuart Trust, and generously supported by The Ampersand Foundation, Art Fund, JACK ARTS Scotland, and Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.