I, Martha Gowans

I, Martha Gowans is based on a UK patent for improved pockets for women workers, filed by Martha Gowans (Milliner) in Dundee, Scotland, 1903. I, Martha Gowans is an experiment in translating the historical clothing patent into a score for two sewing machines, a voice and a computer. Performing the piece brings untold archival stories and possibilities to the fore. Contributors: Julien McHardy, Nahuel Cano, Kat Jungnickel (Concept & Direction), Nahuel Cano (Sound composition), Juan Fernández Gebauer (Camera & Montage), Kat Jungnickel (Research), Margo van de Linde (Text collaborator & Voice), Kat Jungnickel, Emma Hoette (Machine operators). I, Martha Gowans is a co-production of POP – Politics of Patents: Re-imagining Citizenship via Clothing Inventions, COPIM – Community-led Open Publication Infrastructures for Monographs, and Studio Julien McHardy.