this weekend at the leas lift, curated by club shepway:

perhaps the key attractions of the folkestone funicular, apart from the facility to travel quickly and easily up a steep incline whilst taking in the views, are its substantial and precision victorian engineering, its apparent simplicity and its environmentally friendly method of daily operation. not only is the funicular a valuable and extremely effective resource, it is also a link to our past and a reminder of bygone days – this is called nostalgia, i believe.

artist steve hines has elected to install a temporary customer service level upgrade for the finale of the folkestone fringe. customers/users/travellers, whichever term is preferred, will be able to benefit from onboard audio information which, in our modern era, is designed to enhance the customers/users/travellers experience. for added security, safety and clients peace of mind each cabin has been installed with a closed circuit television camera.

‘we hope that you have a pleasant journey!’

comments cards will be available at the end of the cabin, please feel free to give us your opinions.

this weekend at the beach hut, just past the mermaid café on the way to sandgate:

on 13 and 14 september, between 5pm and 6.30pm, ida and isaac will be reanimated on folkestone beach by artist estelle rosenfeld. these two 70cm tall rod puppets have turned a beach hut into a dolls’ house and are inviting you in for a unique 'one spectator show’. combining puppetry, art performance and visual art, this event is a development of ‘ida on the beach’, which appeared in the whitstable biennale, a local encounter.

this performance explores the (photographic) clichés of happy families, happy photographs of happy holidays on beaches, questions and personal and family stories in the context of history.

for more information on this event see here

this weekend on the DIY fringe:

victoria tami duzek-woodward continues with ‘unspoken conversations between lost and found’.  victoria  was in town last weekend and has been left more of her teddies around for others to find.  what becomes of these tactile yet sinister looking objects?
           
to view some images of this work see here
to find out more about the artist and her work please see here

has anyone seen diane dever’s pole socks?  over last week many of them have disappeared, yet only one has been replaced by a parking sign!
for more information on ‘pull your socks up’ please see here