Fire and MoonPosted on September 17, 2015Fire and Moon are a powerful combination. There is no doubting the importance both had in the past, both moon and fire were clearly incorporated into rituals and ceremonies for thousands of years. What may be less apparent is the power of groups of people building together, a communal effort to create not only structures but more importantly lasting memories of striking events.A week of preparations, involved felling trees, and hand breaking trenches through bedrock to hold the timbers.Posts were decorated using pigments found from local sources.Special objects were made in preparation of the events which were to follow.Everything was set for the arrival of extraordinary figures.Preparations completed, we were ready…for transformations through fire…for remembering ancient stories of the landscape beyond…for remembering the people who had explored before us…for measuring things in a new light…for transformation, to find a different beauty in wood.An illumination cloaked in possible pasts.An intensity of insight, focused at night.Fire beckoned darkness and called another light.A monument captured a lunar moment…… of rhythms hunted through the ages. Memories,of figures and festivities, fire and moon blended,blazes.Could never be revealed in mornings traces ?——————————————————————————————————————-The BuildNBurn approach has been developed with Kenny Brophy and Corinna Goeckeritz. For some partial insights into other BuildNBurn events, please look at:Burning the Circle 2013andBurning the Circle 2014Please contact me, if you have any ideas for other BuildNBurn events, we are happy to collaborate.The BuildNBurn presented above was produced as part of the Joseph Anderson 150 Festival organised in collaboration by the University of Glasgow, Cardiff University, Northlight Heritage, the Yarrows Heritage Trust, Venture North and Northshore Pottery. The Joseph Anderson 150 Festival was supported with funding from the E.ON Camster Community Fund, supported by Foundation Scotland and by Eneco and Venture North. The BuildNBurn performance ‘Joseph Anderson Presents The Mysteries of Prehistories’ could not have happened without the support, hardwork and creative efforts of: Tom (Performance and Build); Andrew Baines (Performance); Cara Berger (Technical Advice); Nan Bethune (Storytelling); Alex Carnes (Performance and Build); James Dilley (Performance); Helen Green (Performance and Build); Steve (the sound man) Mills (Audio); and Brianna Robertson (Song and Technical Advice). Thanks also to Ian Giles for providing two carved oak plaques for carbonisation. Many thanks to Islay MacLeod and Catherine MacLeod for providing copious quantities of wood and putting their faith in the BuildNBurn team. A special thanks to Amelia Pannett who made Joseph Anderson 150 Festival happen and dealt with too many challenges during the week : but we got there in the end !
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Fire and Moon
Fire and Moon are a powerful combination. There is no doubting the importance both had in the past, both moon and fire were clearly incorporated into rituals and ceremonies for thousands of years. What may be less apparent is the power of groups of people building together, a communal effort to create not only structures but more importantly lasting memories of striking events.
A week of preparations, involved felling trees, and hand breaking trenches through bedrock to hold the timbers.
Posts were decorated using pigments found from local sources.
Special objects were made in preparation of the events which were to follow.
Everything was set for the arrival of extraordinary figures.
Preparations completed, we were ready…
for transformations through fire…
for remembering ancient stories of the landscape beyond…
for remembering the people who had explored before us…
for measuring things in a new light…
for transformation, to find a different beauty in wood.
An illumination cloaked in possible pasts.
An intensity of insight, focused at night.
Fire beckoned darkness and called another light.
A monument captured a lunar moment…
… of rhythms hunted through the ages.
Memories,
of figures and festivities, fire and moon blended,
blazes.
Could never be revealed in mornings traces ?
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The BuildNBurn approach has been developed with Kenny Brophy and Corinna Goeckeritz. For some partial insights into other BuildNBurn events, please look at:
and
Please contact me, if you have any ideas for other BuildNBurn events, we are happy to collaborate.
The BuildNBurn presented above was produced as part of the Joseph Anderson 150 Festival organised in collaboration by the University of Glasgow, Cardiff University, Northlight Heritage, the Yarrows Heritage Trust, Venture North and Northshore Pottery. The Joseph Anderson 150 Festival was supported with funding from the E.ON Camster Community Fund, supported by Foundation Scotland and by Eneco and Venture North.
The BuildNBurn performance ‘Joseph Anderson Presents The Mysteries of Prehistories’ could not have happened without the support, hardwork and creative efforts of: Tom (Performance and Build); Andrew Baines (Performance); Cara Berger (Technical Advice); Nan Bethune (Storytelling); Alex Carnes (Performance and Build); James Dilley (Performance); Helen Green (Performance and Build); Steve (the sound man) Mills (Audio); and Brianna Robertson (Song and Technical Advice). Thanks also to Ian Giles for providing two carved oak plaques for carbonisation. Many thanks to Islay MacLeod and Catherine MacLeod for providing copious quantities of wood and putting their faith in the BuildNBurn team. A special thanks to Amelia Pannett who made Joseph Anderson 150 Festival happen and dealt with too many challenges during the week : but we got there in the end !
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