Fathermen Summer Exhibit at the Scottish Storytelling Centre and Father's Scotland Video

To celebrate the lead up to Father's Day this past June myself (Adom) and Stella Phipps held our collaborative exhibit at the Scottish Storytelling Centre on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh.

The exhibit hung between the 10th and 30th June 2015, presenting a dialogue on issues of paternal proximity and absence between Dominica (where I did fieldwork) and Scotland (as Stella offered her visual memories as a father's daughter).

The opening event was attended by Nick Thorpe of Fathers Network Scotland - a charitable organisation that seeks to promote positive fatherhood in Scotland. Nick interviewed both Stella and myself shortly after the event and produced this great short feature:

For more on Fathers Network Scotland and to learn about their exciting 2016 Year of the Dad campaign please click here and here. 

Thanks to all those who were able to attend the opening and catch the exhibit throughout June, particularly Stella's great father-child arts workshops on Father's Day!

Below are some photos from the exhibit.  

Links:




http://stellaphipps.tumblr.com/

http://cargocollective.com/stellaphipps










http://www.fathersnetwork.org.uk/

http://www.yearofthedad.org/