Fire Stories is a multimedia project led by artist Keira McLean in collaboration with filmmaker Caireen Stuart and animator Akvile Dirmauskaite. Part of Glasgow International Festival 2026.
Co-designed and produced with residents of Easterhouse, a neighbourhood in the northeast of Glasgow, the project aims to unearth the histories of Greater Easterhouse through a series of participatory workshops, culminating in a special community performance.
The campfire, the hearth, the brazier of a picket, “round the fire” is where we come together, to sit, to share stories, to break bread.
A round the fire it’s easy to imagine a world in which we live in solidarity. We’re living through another period of political austerity, social-economic deprivation, rampant isolation, and loneliness; we feel disconnected and powerless.
We need to remember our history, our struggles, our victories, our defeats. How can this knowledge serve as a beacon of hope and action today? We are here and we want to live!
This event takes place offsite at The Glenburn Centre, 6 Glenburnie Place, Glasgow G34 9AN. The Glenburn Centre is a 15 minute walk from Platform, for directions to Platform, please click here.
Glasgow International images and graphics by Matthew Arthur Williams and Maeve Redmond.
Supported by Creative Scotland Open Fund, Glasgow International, Platform and The Glenburn Centre.
