Lindsay's photographs, James' animation.

 

A busy and varied sunday at the Cottage, with visitors seeing  Lindsay Ward's exhibition of Askam photographs  and watching animator James Alexander at work on his film.

Lindsay is presenting a sample from several months of visits to the ponds and the estuary. The show will be on display in the cottage for the next few months, and more will be exhibited in Askam Community Centre at the end of the Still Waters project

Lindsay's pictures look at the remains of  the mining buildings alongside the ponds and overgrowth that have gradually encroached on the spaces between them.They capture moments in the life of land catching its breath over decades. We see reflections and shadows, surfaces and skylines; all is still, all is active. 

Historian Iain McNicol opens the cottage on fridays and sundays. Come and see.

Jim's story is of a moment in the social history of the village. His family are as much a part of Askam as the trees, the pier and the tides. The story concerns frictions arising from hard times, and draws on oral accounts and  local press and court reports. 

The rest of the project will look at other means by which a place tells its story.