We keep forgetting to put this video up on the blog - finally getting round to it today. Here is John Wallace's brilliant wee film of the Inbetween:Dumfries project The Stove did in November 2012

Inbetween:Dumfries by John Wallace

enjoy!

Nith Scoping

Highlights of Nith Scoping now on flickr

Stove on TV

The sun shone on the first morning of Inbetween:Dumfries - we have been overwhelmed by the numbers of folk keen to try Dumfries' newest craze....if you ain't Nith Scoping then you ain't living.

Such was the commotion that the ever vigilant ear of local TV heard about things and sent a crew down - check out LookAround on Border TV tonight 6-6.30pm

Hannah explains why it is a good idea to stand in the river

This is what a film maker in D+G really looks like......oor pal John Wallace is working on a film about Inbetween:Dumfries...he came down to film the Nith Scoping action today

The Nith Newspaper

Look out for copies of Hannah Brackston's newspaper all about the Nith - free copies will be available in many public locations around town.....if you can't find one then come to The Stove...we have lots

First Arrivals 1

Hannah Brackston's newspaper is hitting the streets of Dumfries today....it contains 12 pages of information and musings about the River Nith and its relationship to the town:

Pages 2+3

We found our copy at The Stove - but rumour has it they are can be got in many different places around Dumfries....go search yours out

Nith Scoping - latest

Strange activities outside Hannah Brackston's Glasgow studio - Govanites are not known for being easily surprised...but folk examining tarmac in a mackintosh when its no raining.....

Hannah says:
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'Nith scoping is a new and activity I have invented to provide people in Dumfries with an exciting experience of their river from a perspective from which it is seldom seen. It addresses the challenge and struggle we can have in trying to understand and engage with natural forces (such as rivers) which we no longer have an industrial use for or much control of. In the case of the Nith in Dumfries, the river bed is one of the most talked of topics in the town, not because most people have actually seen it, but because it lies at the heart of strongly held dredging debate. It is trapped invisibly between those who want it to be removed to solve the towns enduring flooding problems and environmental groups and geologists who work to protect its essential biodiversity. In my attempt to understand this debate further I was troubled by a question; surely it is more meaningful to debate something we can actually look at? several adapted pieces of piping, magnifying lens, some recycled bicycle inner tubes, duck tape, truck tarpaulin and empty water bottles later, this has become possible…'

Nith Scoping - about to sweep the nation

Environmental Artist Hannah Brackston has spent 3 months exploring the different relationships that people have with the River Nith in Dumfries. Through the week of Inbetween:Dumfries the artist will be inviting people peer into the depths of the river using specially created Nith Scoping equipment. Also, look out for Hannah’s limited edition newspaper all about the Nith – available at venues around town.

Here are the details of how Nith Scoping works.....for detailed times and locations download the full inbetween programme and the map - or look in The Stove windows (100 High St, DG1 2BJ)

 Nith Scoping Times:

Monday 5th Nov         - 08.52 - 14.59 (Whitesands)
Tuesday 6th Nov         - 09.40 - 15.50 (Whitesands)
Wednesday 7th Nov    - 10.43 - 16.57 (Greensands)
Thursday 8th Nov       - 12.00 - 18.14 (Whitesands)
Friday 9th Nov            - 13.13 - 19.26 (Whitesands)

Saturday 10th Nov ......view all the Nith Scoping equipment and talk to the artist about the weeks experiences - come to The Stove between 3pm and 4pm.

All posts about Nith Scoping - here

InBetween:Dumfries. DGLife

Nestling deep within the pages of D&G Life, one encounters some fine visuals and a bit of explanation into what's happening with Inbetween.

Whats happening at the stove???