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The Beauty Project, Merchant City Festival 27 July, 2015

BASURA BLANKA, BRUNSWICK HOTEL, 106/108 BRUNSWICK ST, GLASGOW G1 1TF Monday 27 July / 6.30PM

The Beauty Project

Kathryn Ferguson and
Jennifer McCarey — Talk and Screening

Still from Change is a Beautiful Thing, a film by Kathryn Ferguson and part of Selfridges The Beauty Project seriesExploring the rich theme of modern beauty through the prisms of ageing, natural Afro hair, regional glamour, class and gender, Kathryn Ferguson will introduce her exclusive short films, made in association with Selfridges for The Beauty Project. To introduce the event, Jennifer McCarey will muse upon the question “Finding yourself in the midst of political turmoil and protest, what is the role of lipstick?”

Belfast born Kathryn Ferguson is a Film Director, Film Curator & Fashion Film Research Fellow, currently living and working in London. She has made many films for fashion designers, international brands and musicians including Chloé, Selfridges, Dev Hynes & Neneh Cherry, Nike and Lady Gaga.

Jennifer McCarey is an organiser for the public service union UNISON. She has married the art of protest with a love of dressing up and vintage clothes.

Free event

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