Tape Letters Scotland
A Greater Govanhill Community Canvas display
Upper Gallery display
Open Wednesday - Friday 11am - 5pm
Saturday 11am - 6pm
Sunday 11am - 5pm
Tape Letters Scotland is a social history project which shines light on the practice of recording and sending messages on cassette tape, as an unorthodox method of communication by Pakistanis who migrated and settled in the UK between 1960 and 1980.
Drawing directly both from first-hand interviews and from the informal and intimate conversations on the cassettes themselves, this exhibition platforms the experiences of members of Glasgow’s Pakistani community. It explores topics of migration, identity, communication and language.
Tape Letters is produced by Modus Arts and is made possible by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Find out more by following
@tapelettersscotland (Instagram)
#tapeletters
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The Greater Govanhill Community Canvas can be found in our Upper Gallery and is accessible during Tramway's opening hours.
About Greater Govanhill
Greater Govanhill is an award-winning non-profit community magazine. It was launched in 2020 to challenge negative stereotypes about the area, provide a platform typically marginalised voices and bring people together. As well as a bi-monthly magazine, the team run a local news website and The Community Newsroom space as a collaborative media hub.
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Photo by Miriam Ali