Name/TitleArtist's book: We Axe For What We Want
About this object'We Axe For What We Want' is a publication (limited edition of 300 copies) which foregrounds the multiple voices and collaborations of Gaada’s 2020-21 programme, Weemin’s Wark.
The 125 page book contains Roseanne Watt’s commissioned text Lukkie Minnie’s Føy, content from the newly launched Up Helly Aa for Aa Archive, poetry by Amy Gear, Illustrations by Esther McManus, alongside work made by artists throughout Weemin’s Wark (including Holly Graham, Hannah Harkes, Isabel Greenberg and Brooke Palmieri AKA Camp Books).
MakerMcManus, Esther
Maker RoleDesigner
MakerGaada
Maker RoleCreator
Portfolio TitleWeemin's Wark
Date Made2021
Period2020s
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
Place MadeScotland, Shetland, Burra
Place NotesPrinted in the Gaada workshop in Burra
MeasurementsH: 210 x W: 135 mm (page)
H: 555 x W: 210 mm (cover)
Subject and Association KeywordsArt & design
Subject and Association Keywordsart & creativity
Subject and Association KeywordsParticipatory art
Subject and Association KeywordsCraftivism
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's work & labour
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's writing & literature
Subject and Association DescriptionWeemin's Wark was a dynamic programme of community workshops, cultural research, artist exhibitions, and publishing activities which took place between January 2020 – July 2021. It was developed by Gaada with support from Up Helly Aa for Aa, Glasgow Women’s Library and Creative Scotland. The project worked to increase the visibility of women’s contribution to contemporary island culture. Weemin’s Wark provided a safe space in which to examine notions of labour for Women and allies who challenge structures of social and institutional inequality.
https://www.gaada.org/weemins-wark
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeArtwork
Object numberGWL-2021-59
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved