As part of our public engagement activities for 2023 we have worked with four diverse community groups to create a series of radio and sound works for broadcast on Radiophrenia.
In July 2023, Flourish House members – accompanied by visual and sound artists Eothen Stearn and Flora Zajicek – embarked on three afternoons of experimental radio workshops. Together they explored sound and memory, prompted by a theme of the four classical elements: fire, earth, water and air. Through collective listening, walking and meditating, the group created rhythms, soundscapes, poetry and stories. ‘Kicking the Can’ is a window into the workshops, meandering through our experiments and pausing to dwell on moments of remembered youth or reflections on what it means to listen and be heard. Recordings were made in the surrounding neighbourhood of Flourish House in the Woodlands area of Glasgow.
Flourish House is a mental health recovery community. We offer support to people with long-term mental illnesses, enabling them to gain a sense of well-being and to recover confidence. We encourage people to learn new skills to achieve social, financial and vocational goals, and to become active participants in the community.
The works created during these workshops will be broadcast as part of a special afternoon listening event from 3pm – 5.30pm on Thursday, 24th August.
