Glasgow International Festival of Contemporary Art
 

Rumpus Room

Group portrait of Rumpus Room volunteers wearing matching printed aprons under a wooden shelter, laughing together in front of a red banner appliquéd with tree branches, with two people play-acting on a patterned rug in the foreground.
A Very Human Thing To Do, Rumpus Room, 2026

Brian Hartley
Two smiling volunteers stand behind large steaming cooking pots at an outdoor stall with a green gazebo, serving food from a wooden counter painted with a cloud design.
A Very Human Thing To Do, Rumpus Room, 2026

Brian Hartley
A pergola-covered garden entrance decorated with international flag bunting and climbing roses, leading down a paved path past noticeboards advertising community events.
A Very Human Thing To Do, Rumpus Room, 2026

Brian Hartley
A riso-printed event poster titled "A Very Human Thing To Do" in pink and blue, illustrated with playful icons of play equipment, figures and a snail, propped on a tree stump outdoors.
A Very Human Thing To Do, Rumpus Room, 2026

Brian Hartley
Close-up of two people's hands shaping wet clay in a large stone basin outdoors.
A Very Human Thing To Do, Rumpus Room, 2026

Brian Hartley
A blue cyanotype banner reading "A Very Human Thing To Do" with white silhouettes of ferns and leaves, hung on a scaffolding-pole frame in a grassy field.
A Very Human Thing To Do, Rumpus Room, 2026

Brian Hartley
A group of adults and children gather under a wooden shelter with pink fabric walls, sitting on benches and cushions surrounded by pushchairs and a toy car on the grass.
A Very Human Thing To Do, Rumpus Room, 2026

Brian Hartley
A hand-written sign on purple paper reads "What does 'a very human thing' mean to you?" with a handwritten quote and responses added below in marker pen.
A Very Human Thing To Do, Rumpus Room, 2026

Brian Hartley
A woman in a grey hoodie and dust mask smiles at the camera while another person in a white protective suit works with a trowel on a low brick wall in a garden.
A Very Human Thing To Do, Rumpus Room, 2026

Brian Hartley
A smiling woman wearing a headscarf and a "Rumpus Room" apron mixes ingredients in a large metal bowl at an outdoor table, with washing-up bowls and a garden setting behind her.
A Very Human Thing To Do, Rumpus Room, 2026

Brian Hartley

Projects

  • Programme
    Rumpus Room
    A Very Human Thing To Do
    The Bowling Green Together, 49 McCulloch Street, G41 1SU
    Group portrait of Rumpus Room volunteers wearing matching printed aprons under a wooden shelter, laughing together in front of a red banner appliquéd with tree branches, with two people play-acting on a patterned rug in the foreground.