Maecenas
This, just in:
Remember (ROFLMAO) the Hoolan Ensemble, a contemporary chamber music collective based in GLA, which wrote the music for the Royal Conservatoire's winning project of the Write Start Award ((https://www.tumblr.com/sgiandubh/766161304245403648/a-good-man?source=share), last year?
Wee reminder - the award was established and funded by S, in 2024 and it offers £5,000, which will allow the winners to develop their own creative project (more on this, here: https://www.rcs.ac.uk/news-stories/write-start-2024-winner/):
Foreign Body, a silent movie project, is now completed and Hoolan Ensemble thanked the generous benefactor, who might probably not even share this on his IG account. #ochdontmention
You can watch it on #YouTube, here:
In their own words, this is 'A dreamlike meditation on the female body exploring themes of self-objectification, alienation and fetishisation. Conceived as a modern response to Germaine Dulac's 1928 surrealist masterpiece 'The Seashell and the Clergyman'
I watched it, of course (18 minutes tops, but feels longer) and while this is clearly not my cup of tea, I did enjoy the esthetics, while the message still remains to be refined, in my humble opinion. However, all the referential bells and whistles paying homage to Germaine Dulac's hermetic masterpiece are included and I was particularly interested that he chose to actively support a clearly feminist movie (both in inspiration and results), dealing with alienation and fetishization.
A bit ironic, when you consider the ongoing Sassenach Winter Tour, where both are in ample supply. But the Drooling Mommies couldn't care less: after six hours, that post barely made 40 likes and that is probably because of prominent IG Onlies accounts', such as @bella_sam_heughan_fan, sharing it.
The chasm between the amateur of 1930s European art et essai cinema and that same guy peddling booze in a reasonably embarrassing hoodie has never been wider. It goes to show, however, you'd better not judge a book by its cover. And I am, as always, so damn glad I didn't.
There is a whole side of These Two's lives this fandom has no idea about. It is a very good thing, I believe.
PS: mulțumesc din inimă, scumpo. 😘😘
Later edit: I am very glad he finally got it and shared the RCS' story:
It was just about time.
