Brace / Jupiter Woods, London  





 Brace drew on material from the archive of Glasgows’ Take Root, a women’s self-build group that formed in the 1990s.

Working closely with the minutes taken from the group’s meetings, moments were developed into scenarios and restaged by members of Slaghammers, a feminist welding collective in Glasgow. Layering and sharing experiences of organising, these segments appeared in Minutes (12mins 30secs), a film newly produced for the exhibition.




This sat alongside The House That Jill Built (1998), a film-documentary produced by the Glasgow Film and Video Workshop on the story of Take Root.
   The metal support in the front space housed the video, whilst suggesting at the former domestic layout of the Victorian terrace house. The structure was built collaboratively with members of Slaghammers.













List of Works

Minutes - 2019 - Video. 12mins 30secs (watch a clip)
The house that Jill built - 1998 -  Glasgow Film and Video Workshop. Digitised VHS. 14 mins 21 secs (click to watch)
Slaghammers - 2019 - Plaster, plywood board, nails. 26cm x 37cm



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Credits

Featuring:
Martha Simms, Ella Appleton, Skye Foley, Bernie Cluness, Safiya Noor Dhanani, Vickie McDonald, Katie Shannon & Lizzie Coutts

Music:
Jink & Jive by Chris and Cosey
23Skidoo by Kundalini

Sound Mix:
William Aikman

Thanks to:
Archive of Take Root at Glasgow Women’s Library
Glasgow Autonomous Space
Slaghammers.

Supported by: Arts Council England.
 
In the collection of University of Edinburgh Contemporary Art Research Collection. 





The workshop in Minutes has now been developed into Sweat Equity, a workshop run with groups to explore the complexities thats arise in grassroots organising.