It was my wife Sian that came across this online event to celebrate what would have been the hundredth year of Ian Hamilton Finlay.
As the event closed, I was fortunate to be able to share a few thoughts:
To play my short film please click here or on the image above.
Audio credits [in order of appearance]
[1] unknown voice
[2] Alec Finlay [son of Ian and Sue Hamilton Finlay]
[3] Magnus Linklater [from his opening address to the Scottish Society for Art History, 17 Sept 2025]
[4] Peter Scott-Gordon [a personal contribution to the Scottish Society for Art History, 17 Sept 2025]
Music credit: a cover of Teenage Fan Club ‘Cells’ by Steve Cooney
This film is for Alec Finlay and Rachel Gordon