30 January 2009 - 1 February 2009

Matt Hulse’s FilmCraft Weekend 30 January - 1 February: A Thinking through Craft event

Dovecot, 10 Infirmary Street, Edinburgh EH1 1LT

8pm Friday and throughout the weekend

Admission free

Matt Hulse has been commissioned by IC:Innovative Craft to curate a series of events and screenings that will explore, in an open-ended way, a range of possible relationships between craft and the moving image, with a particular emphasis on textiles. Matt is drawing on almost two decades of practice as a film maker and visual artist, several years as a film educator, and even a few as a printed textile designer. He promises to bring an informed and unique perspective, his aim being to inspire, inform, challenge – and entertain.

The weekend begins at 8pm on Friday 30 January with a performance and installation on the weaving floor of Dovecot, with a duration of around one hour. This is not a ticketed event and capacity is limited. Please arrive in good time and call in advance if you have special access requirements, on 07525 828 103.

Subsequent FilmCraft events, also on the weaving floor, are programmed for 4pm and 7pm on both Saturday and Sunday. Each event can, of course, be attended individually, though we recommend attending all elements if possible, as they have been curated as a whole.

FilmCraft: A Stitch in Time ~ 8pm Friday

A promenade performance and installation throughout Dovecot inspired and informed by the action of weaving and stitching. This unique, one-off collaboration is brought to you by the Dovecot weavers, Deirdre Nelson, Daniel Padden’s One Ensemble, Sarah Kenchington, Guy Bishop, Alan Brown and Matt Hulse, setting the scene for the FilmCraft weekend.

FilmCraft: Framework ~ 4pm Saturday

Film screening and presentation. Matt Hulse invites you to join him on an inspiring journey through an eclectic hand-picked selection films and animations that explore relationships between craft and the moving image, with candid insight into the workings of his own practice. Programmed with the support of Animate Projects and 7 Inch Cinema.

FilmCraft: Observing Craft ~ 7pm Saturday

'Perfect Activity Leaves No Traces' (Volz/Hauder 2001)

Film screening. Short documentaries and artist’s films on making and makers, including Nick Higgins' 'Hidden Gifts: The Mystery of Angus McPhee', the story of "the quiet big man" from South Uist, who wove clothes from grass and Ben Rivers' 'The Bomb With a Man In His Shoe', a day in the life of a traditional shoemaker – seen throughout the process of making a pair of shoes.

FilmCraft: New Media - Craft? ~ 4pm Sunday

'Ink', ~ in the fields (2008)

Presentations on and an open discussion around the cross overs between craft and new media, with specially invited guests. These are confirmed as Edinburgh-based visual artists, ~ in the fields, who will present their work and Dr Jessica Hemmings (Associate Director of the Centre for Visual & Cultural Studies at Edinburgh College of Art) who will discuss connections between contemporary textile practice, performance and new media today. Co-hosted by New Media Scotland.

FilmCraft: Dummy Jim vs Knitting Fog ~ 7pm Sunday

Film maker Matt Hulse and web designer Alan Brown will present the ambitious website and feature film project about deaf cyclist ‘Dummy Jim’. Artist Deirdre Nelson will present ‘Knitting Fog’, an exhibition she created during a three month residency on Uist. The team will highlight existing connections between the two works and explore how they plan to collaborate in the future. FilmCraft in action!This is a BSL interpreted event with interpreter Jo Ross.

For further information please visit Dummy Jim and Deirdre Nelson's blog.