Making Myth from the Margins I Workshop with Moira Salt

Moira Salt leads this free workshop using myth and myth-making in the landscape. Using writing and filmmaking practices inside Collective Gallery and outside in the surrounding Calton Hill, we will imagine the perspective of mythological beings. Moira invites participants to speak with the margins and connect to history, belonging and power through a relational web of methods including writing, audio recording and collaging. Together we will explore the question: what is myth, how do we shape it, and how does it shape our future?There are 12 places available and the workshop is open to artists who are based in Scotland and will take place at Collective Gallery, Edinburgh in their Hillside Gallery.During the workshop Moira will introduce her practice to participants. Moira describes her practice as being situated within the land, using embodied filmmaking practices, archives, and transformational digital processes to explore complex entanglements across time. Moira is interested in where the human and non-human merge within contemporary politics, environmentalism, and spirituality.
Participants will take part in various exercises and the workshop will culminate in a screening of film work related to the workshops themes and methods. Participants will be welcome to bring their own phone or recording devices, but it is not a necessity.The deadline for booking this workshop is Tuesday 8 September 2026.What to expectAll indoor sections of the workshops will be Live CaptionedOpen Captions for film worksAn informal, supportive environment onlineRegular breaksRefreshmentsLearning in a group context with other artistsLUX Scotland staff will be hosting/facilitating the workshopPart of the workshop will involve being outdoors but there is no expectation to participate in all of the exercises.