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EAF25 opens with new commission A kind of glamour about me, a performance by pioneering feminist artist Linder. Nodding to Walter Scott’s early meaning of “glamour” as illusory magic, the performance reflects on the transformative power of creativity to shape identity and social mobility, featuring movement by Holly Blakey, sound by Maxwell Sterling, percussion by Kenichi Iwasa, and costume by Ashish Gupta.
Co-commissioned with Mount Stuart Trust, the work pillages 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 will also feature on a new, live-pasted billboard site at Thornybauk, bringing her iconic photomontage to the streets of Edinburgh in partnership with JACK ARTS Scotland.
After the performance, join us for the official EAF25 Launch Party, taking over the nearby Grange Club with feminist nightlife collective Femmergy.
Book tickets to the Launch Party here.
! Explores queer-coded tropes, mythical punishments, and female empowerment through stories of women transforming into trees — by choice or force.
Access
→ Sensory kits, earplugs, and masks will be available on site.
→ Seating will be available on the hill — folding chairs provided by RBGE, or floor mats if you prefer.
→ Toilets are located near the Botanic Cottage. Two accessible toilets are available on the ground floor.
→ Visitors must enter the Garden through the West Gate entrance. As this event is after hours, the East Gate will be closed.
→ This event will take place on the Oak Lawn, which is outdoors and grassy underfoot.
→ If you require a specific type or placement of seat, please note this in the “Access Needs” field when booking a ticket.
Events Programme
See more from Linder in:
→ Linder + Marina Warner: Gimme Danger at Edinburgh International Book Festival
→ Linder: Danger Came Smiling at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Co-commissioned with Mount Stuart Trust, and generously supported by The Ampersand Foundation, Art Fund, JACK ARTS Scotland, and Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
