The Chronicles of Latitude
The Paper House was an interactive installation conceived by Imogen Eveson and Samara Tompsett and brought to life at Latitude Festival 2011 with the help of a talented creative team and the festival-goer.
Imogen edited The Chronicles of Latitude, an oversized newspaper only half-finished each morning (the lures of late night Latitude took their toll) and invited visitors to the Paper House to contribute their own reviews and stories. It featured illustrations by Charlotte Trounce and Badaude, art from Sam Spenser and Oleg Mitrofanov and extracts from the works of John Burnside and Leo Benedictus. Our house writers' words wound loosely around ideas of music and nature, fashion and the modern festival and individual expression was encouraged from the audience.
Samara designed and built its home; an office abandoned by its journalists and in the heart of the Faraway Forest, left to the mercy of the elements. Featuring a desk with a cup of cold coffee and a typewriter that typed itself, a disjointed door and blinds, over-sized typewriter keys and even giant, bespoke umbrellas to protect the paper and the people, the set itself became a prop for action that people engaged with animatedly.
On the Friday of the festival, photographer James Loveday shot an ethereal fashion story in and around The Paper House, while filmmaker Dionne Loftus documented it in moving image.
Saturday saw more fashion-related activity, with fashion blogger and Times columnist Badaude gave a funny and engaging (illustrated) talk on the phenomenon that is festival dressing, before styling members of the audience ahead of the evening’s Winter’s Ball. Elle Benton set up her fabulous moon booth beneath a tree and captured the results.
With Sunday came some sun and plenty of reflection. For the first day of the weekend, reviews and recollections even superseded phallic imagery!
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