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Film Screening: Georgina, Art, Morality and Law
Thursday, 9th November, 2023 , 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Georgina: ‘Art, Morality and Law’ is a film made by Lin Li, featuring various items from Georgina Smith’s personal archive. In this film Georgina talks about her actions and prison experiences, and reflects on what ‘peace’ and ‘activism’ mean to her.
Lin’s creative output encompasses dozens of short artist films and documentaries which delve into the individual life stories of people from diverse backgrounds, with peace activism being one of the themes she has explored.
This screening is showing alongside an exhibition of Georgina’s lino prints.
Georgina Smith is a Scottish artist and peace activist. She grew up in the West of Scotland and went to art school in London in the 1940s, and later studied at Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art in Oxford. In 1990 she returned to Scotland and has been living in a decrofted cottage surrounded by 100 trees planted by her in an otherwise largely treeless area. After getting married following her art training and then raising five children, she was able to concentrate on developing her art in the last few decades while living alone. Her output includes many lino prints, which she has created using simple tools and materials – floor lino from her house, a Stanley knife, a dessert spoon (she does not have a printing press), ink, and paper. Based on observation of her environment, family and friends, Georgina’s artwork often incorporates elements from her own life.
A core component of Georgina’s life is her anti-nuclear activism, for which she has been imprisoned many times. In the 1980s, she was one of the women at the Greenham Common Peace Camp and was involved, together with Jean Hutchinson, in an appeal to the House of Lords against their convictions of trespass under the MoD’s RAF Greenham Common Byelaws 1985. After her move back to Scotland, she bought Peaton Glen Wood near Coulport and the wood has been used by activists to camp in as a base for anti-Trident protests. While advanced age means it is now difficult for her to be physically involved in direct actions, Georgina remains committed to her opposition to nuclear weapons and militarism.
Director Lin Li’s creative output encompasses dozens of short artist films and also documentaries which delve into the individual life stories of people from diverse backgrounds, with peace activism being one of the themes she has explored. More information about her work is available at linli-art.com/moving-image-works/
Film Screening: Georgina, Art, Morality and Law
Thursday, 9th November, 2023 , 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Booking
The event is free and open to all. To attend, please book below and we will share an email invitation with you. If you would like to make a donation to Glasgow Women’s Library, there is an option do so when you ‘check-out’ with your ticket.
Accessibility
Glasgow Women’s Library is wheelchair accessible, with lifts to the first floor and the Mezzanine Floor. We have accessible toilets and all the bathrooms are individual closed stalls and are gender neutral. Our larger Events Space is fitted with an induction loop. A portable induction loop is also available. Find more information on Accessibility at GWL or contact us and we will be very happy to offer assistance.
5pm Doors open and refreshments available (tea and coffee)
There will also be time to look at Georgina’s print exhibition ahead of the screening
5.25 – 6.30pm short intro and Film Screening (57mins)
6.30pm until close – space for audience questions to Lin Li
