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A 30-YEAR BALKAN JOURNEY via the Stirling Photography Festival Wednesday, September 9 • 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM - The Tolbooth Stirling An illustrated talk by Chris Leslie presenting A Balkan Journey, his 30-year photographic exploration of the post-conflict former Yugoslavia
The Partisan Necropolis will have a special screening in Chicago on March 1, followed by a Q&A with me, in collaboration with Ja BiH, marking Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Independence Day. TICKETS: lnkd.in/eAgf6CPw
My photo essay - published this morning… ‘Compassion is stronger than division’: Glasgow’s battle over the saltire www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘Compassion is stronger than division’: Glasgow’s battle over the saltire
Scotland’s national flag has become a flashpoint in a growing cultural battle linked to anti-immigration sentiment. In the racially diverse Springburn area of Glasgow, people fear a storm is gathering...
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Exhibition, film screening and discussion hosted by photographer @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social in collaboration with Empire Café and featuring our very own Tawona Ganyamatopé Sitholé. Join them tomorrow at 6:30pm in Glasgow, more info on Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/clyde-refl...
Soon at the @uantwerpen.be: screening of "The Partisan Necropolis" by @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social. Register via the site: www.uantwerpen.be/en/about-uan...
Today’s World Premiere of The Partisan Necropolis is now sold out via SARAJEVO FILM FESTIVAL THANK YOU to all those who helped support and fund the film. This is a proper milestone. Screenings closer to home coming soon!
Our new Reflections 03 Episode is out! Louise & Jude discuss their investigation into ownership around the Clyde, their Petition, meeting Colombian River Guardians, joining Swimmable Cities, their live Mapathon for @archifringe.bsky.social, & their collaborations with @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social
Phone snaps from a great wee summers evening exploring around the former Ravenscraig site with Frank McElhinney NL Ann Louise Neil McGuire @mr Andy summers As part of @archifringe.bsky.social Outdoor screening of @dr_amanda_thomson Boundary Layers film topped it all off nicely.
Filming tonight for my Clyde Reflections project and The Empire Cafe with poet Tawona Sithole on the banks of the Clyde. Lighting and the river were in top form… Run River Run…. #glasgow #riverclyde
This is a very welcome first for me & @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social & @dialectographer.bsky.social Book of the Week! Thank you! #Cumbernauld
RIAS Bookshop@riasbookshop.bsky.social · last yr.⭐️ BOOK OF THE WEEK ⭐️ ‘Concrete Dreams’ by Alison Irvine, Chris Leslie and Mitch Miller Explore the complex legacy of Cumbernauld’s iconic, but divisive, brutalist town centre through the stories of its residents in this lavishly illustrated volume.
Come and see Recollective (myself, @alisonirvine.bsky.social and @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social) at @riasbookshop.bsky.social this Wednesday (23rd April) at 6.30pm talking about Concrete Dreams: the Rise and Fall of Cumbernauld Town Centre. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bookshopla...
BookshopLATES... Concrete Dreams
Join the award-winning artists of Recollective to discover Cumbernauld Town Centre through the eyes of its residents, past and present.
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If you're interested in Cumbernauld, architecture, social history, stories, photography and illustration, & if you can get to Edinburgh on 23rd April, this is the event for you! @dialectographer.bsky.social @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social @riasbookshop.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bookshopla...
BookshopLATES... Concrete Dreams
Join the award-winning artists of Recollective to discover Cumbernauld Town Centre through the eyes of its residents, past and present.
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The last days of Clune Park Estate, Port Glasgow, before it gets demolished. Left to rot for 20 years. What a complete scandalous waste of housing. #clunepark #carboncrime
A carbon crime or bright new future? For nearly four years, a fierce debate raged over demolishing the site’s high-rise flats... Words and Pictures by Chris Leslie www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
The battle for Glasgow’s Wyndford estate – photo essay
A carbon crime or bright new future? For nearly four years, a fierce debate raged over demolishing the site’s high-rise flats
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Phone snaps from this mornings run and some last views of the Wyndford Flats @guardian photo essay live on Monday am #glasgow #wyndford #demolition
4 years ago today - Z A T V A R A N J E premiered ‘online’ at Glasgow Short Film Festival via @royalscottishacad.bsky.social In retrospect I think it was a too raw and close to the bone… 5 years on maybe less so Filming Glasgow’s streets empty was something else though… #Glasgow #Sarajevo
Our #UrbanDesignGroup talk on Cumbernauld Town Centre is online if you'd like to take a look: www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_jj... The book can be bought here: concretedreams.org.uk/book/ @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social @dialectographer.bsky.social @librariesnl.bsky.social #Cumbernauld #Brutalism
Concrete Dreams: The Rise and Fall of Cumbernauld Town Centre. An Urban Design Group Presentation.
YouTube video by UrbanNous
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Cramming dialectograms into a book can be a PAIN. & yet Gabby Durnan, the designer who worked with me, @alisonirvine.bsky.social & @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social on Concrete Dreams pulled off a miracle here. Check it out… concretedreams.org.uk/book/
Words on Cumbernauld from me and photos from @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social in today's Herald. An extract from our book: concretedreams.org.uk/the-book/ @nlheritage.bsky.social @librariesnl.bsky.social @dialectographer.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...
The story of a Scots town that was once 'a dazzling ship sailing across a hill'
Pic 21: The penthouses corridor in Avon Walk Pic 17: Interior stairwell of Town Centre Pic 22: John Kirkhope - Cumbernauld Resident and former…
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The beginning of the end for #cumbernauld town centre-at least as we know it. To get the inside scoop on this controversial structure, why not take a look @ Concrete Dreams (by @alisonirvine.bsky.social , @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social & me) concretedreams.org.uk/book/ news.stv.tv/west-central...
Town centre regeneration begins with demolition of 'landmark' office building
The Centre Cumbernauld will also be brought down to make way for a new town hub.
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Thursday's free webinar with Urban Design Group had sold out but they've just released more tickets. Please join us! www.udg.org.uk/events/2024/... @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social @dialectographer.bsky.social
Concrete Dreams - The Rise and Fall of Cumbernauld Town Centre | Urban Design Events
Concrete Dreams: The Rise and Fall of Cumbernauld Town Centre. A creative documentation and exploration of Cumbernauld Town Centre through the eyes of its residents, past and present. During their 18-...
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Bylines Scotland@bylines.scot · 2y agoCumbernauld town centre: memorial to an age or eyesore for demolition? An artists’ project chronicles its story | Alison Irvine @alisonirvine.bsky.social @northlanarkshire.bsky.social
A piece I wrote on Cumbernauld Town Centre. Images from @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social and @dialectographer.bsky.social Link to our limited edition book is here: concretedreams.org.uk/book/
Book – Concrete Dreams
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Bylines Scotland@bylines.scot · 2y agoCumbernauld town centre: memorial to an age or eyesore for demolition? An artists’ project chronicles its story | Alison Irvine @alisonirvine.bsky.social @northlanarkshire.bsky.social
Great article by @alisonirvine.bsky.social with images from me & @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social. Get the book here: concretedreams.org.uk/book/
Book – Concrete Dreams
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Bylines Scotland@bylines.scot · 2y agoCumbernauld town centre: memorial to an age or eyesore for demolition? An artists’ project chronicles its story | Alison Irvine @alisonirvine.bsky.social @northlanarkshire.bsky.social
A lovely blog piece from author Kirkland Ciccone on our Concrete Dreams book launch at Cumbernauld Library. Thank you for braving the snow, Kirkland! @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social @dialectographer.bsky.social @librariesnl.bsky.social concretedreams.org.uk/the-book/
The Book – Concrete Dreams
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Kirkland Ciccone@kirklandciccone.bsky.social · 2y agoI've updated my blog with a post about the launch of Concrete Dreams at Cumbernauld Library. kirklandciccone.wordpress.com/2024/11/25/c... More updates to come...
