
Aerial Landscapes Book Launch
Thursday 30 November 2023, 7–9pm
Talks and Readings: 7.30–8pm, free no booking required.
Join us at FTHo for the book launch event of Aerial Landscapes with readings and talks by the authors alongside a presentation of carefully selected artwork and archival materials informing the publication. The book will also be available for special reduced launch price.
Aerial Landscapes is the culmination of four years of development instigated by a one-day event exploring contemporary artists’ engagement with the Five Sisters’ Bings. In discussion with APG founder Barbara Steveni two artists, Onya McCausland and Nicky Bird, and two art historians, Katherine Jackson and Joy Sleeman, presented their investigations into John Latham's approach to site from above as manifested in his 1975–76 APG placement with the Scottish Development Office. This publication pulls together these presentations and discussions shaped by work in the archive of Flat Time House. Together the texts convey four distinct perspectives on aerial landscapes and combine the historical and first-hand with the archive.
The book launch is accompanied by a display of art works and archive materials informing and reflecting on the publication, selected by the contributing artists and art historians from their own work and from the John Latham Archive and John Latham Collection at Flat Time House.
The display will remain available to view by appointment, Wednesday–Friday 12pm-6pm until 15 December. Please email [email protected] to arrange a viewing.

Aerial Landscapes workshop
Sunday 3 December 2023, 2–4pm
This workshop provides a unique opportunity to combine contributions by the artists and art historians who developed in the Aerial Landscapes publication with the chance to take a hands on dig into the John Latham Archive to explore the book’s aerial premise through the relationship between materials, Artist Placement Group’s (APG’s) practice, and Flat Time House’s archive.
The encounter will be facilitated by, and include contributions from the artists and art historians involved in the Aerial Landscapes publication: Nicky Bird, Katherine Jackson, Onya McCausland and Joy Sleeman.
Free but booking essential, please email [email protected] to reserve a place