Glasgow International Festival of Contemporary Art

The Making of Us

man wearing a grey three piece suit standing in front of an audience
The Making of Us, 2012
Tramway 1, Glasgow International 2012
man and a woman sat in front of an audience. the woman has her hand on the mans shoulder and leans towards him. There are two glasses of champagne on the table in front of them.
The Making of Us, 2012
Tramway 1, Glasgow International 2012
stage crew looking at tech
The Making of Us, 2012
Tramway 1, Glasgow International 2012

Tramway

The Making of Us was a collaboration between theatre director Graham Eatough, visual artist Graham Fagen as well as Director of Photography Michael McDonough. Ticketed performances took place in a space that functions as both film set and performance space, while the audience became ‘extras’ in the making of a film. The staged environments remained in situ throughout the Festival as an installation during gallery opening hours.

The resulting footage of the performances were made into a film premiering at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in June 2013.

Commissioned by GI Festival.

Produced in partnership with The National Theatre of Scotland, the project has been supported by a Creative Scotland Vital Sparks award.