21 – 23 August 2026
Hard Labour
All welcome to a weekend of sex worker resistance and joy! Workshops, talks and visual art, hosted by Scotland for Decrim.
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11 – 15 November 2026
Episode 12
Save the dates for Episode 12.
Wednesday 11 – Sunday 15 November 2026
21 April 2013
Tramway
Sonia Sanchez
Sonia Sanchez
A poet, playwright and activist, Sanchez emerged as a seminal figure in the 1960s Black Arts Movement, writing in the name of black culture, civil rights and women’s liberation.
Episode 4:
Freedom is a Constant Struggle
18 November 2017
Tramway
Discourse or Intercourse: One on One
Robert Softley Gale
Ten short intimate one-on-one conversations with Robert Softley Gale – We all want to see ourselves reflected in the world around us—in society, in art, in culture… in porn?
Episode 9:
Other Worlds Already Exist
14 November 2010
Tramway
Noises Off
Matthieu Saladin
A kind of performed installation of searing noise and silence, where we’re not sure who the performer is, when it starts or ends or even who it’s for.
INSTAL 10
1 December 2002
The Arches
Eclipse of the Moon from the Backyard
Koji Asano Paragon Ensemble
Work for cello, percussion, contra bassoon and cherbulum commissioned for Instal in collaboration with Paragon
INSTAL 02
23 November 2003
The Arches
V∞redoms
Rare UK performance by legendary Japanese post punk group during their 4 drummers + synth / vocals phase.
INSTAL 03
26 February 2012
Tramway
All the Colours of the Dark, Except Black
Evan Calder Williams
A chat, with examples (Zola, H. P. Lovecraft, Hammer Horror), about blackness and the sheer stupid thickness of what has no profundity whatsoever.
Episode 2:
A Special Form of Darkness
13 October 2006
The Bridge
Symphony for Swimmers
David Dove Nmperign
During their time in Scotland for Instal 06 Dave Dove, Bhob Rainey and Greg Kelly did some improvisation workshops and performances in and around Glasgow.
INSTAL 06
25 February 2012
Tramway
The View From Nowhere Part 1
Ray Brassier Thomas Metzinger
Ray and Thomas talking about how cognitive neuroscience is unlocking the physical basis of personal experience.
Episode 2:
A Special Form of Darkness
29 June 2006
Hamilton Mausoleum
Hamilton Mausoleum
Akio Suzuki Chris Corsano John Butcher
Chris Corsano, Akio Suzuki and John Butcher performing in the Hamilton Mausoleum, Hamilton.
Resonant Spaces
12 October 2008
DCA
Film Programme: Feedback
John Butcher Luis Recoder Paul Sharits Various Artists Toshiya Tsunoda
The pieces in the programme switch between silent film/ imageless sound, but we wanted to have a think about how ideas can take up residency on either side of the sound/ image border, without having to inhabit both at the same time.
Kill Your Timid Notion 08