Event: “Robert Wringham and the Chrono-Synclastic Infundibulum”

As a piece of performance art, I am making myself available to the public, every Wednesday noontime for the next three months.

As if at the whim of a chrono-synclastic infundibulum, I will appear at Glasgow’s Kibble Palace between 12:00 and 13:00 every Wednesday until the end of May.

You’ll find me sitting near the statue of “King Robert and his Monkey”.

According to the plaque at the foot of the statue, “[Robert] was an arrogant king who was deposed by an angel, stripped of his robes, and forced to assume the role of a jester, with only a monkey for a friend.”

Come and meet me. The words “Hello, Robert” will activate me and, I’ll do one of three things:

1. I’ll casually talk with you until 13:00 (or until you leave);

2. I’ll read a single random passage from Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg (the book from which I take my name);

3. I’ll tell you a short anecdote about my monkey, whose name is Daniel Godsil;

4. I’ll walk you around the main circle of the Kibble Palace, telling a made-up lie about the history of each statue. (This is the star prize. Not many people will receive the honour of this variation).

I’ll also have copies of New Escapologist with me if you’d like to buy one.

This supernatural occurrence is unsanctioned and has nothing to do with Glasgow Botanic Gardens or Glasgow City Council. Tell your friends.

About

Robert Wringham is the editor of New Escapologist. He also writes books and articles. Read more at wringham.co.uk

4 Responses to “Event: “Robert Wringham and the Chrono-Synclastic Infundibulum””

  1. Lesnik says:

    Can you come to Oxford to do this, also?

  2. Haha. I’d love to. Alas, it has to be somewhere I can spend a lot of time. I’m living in Glasgow for six months and the Kibble Palace is within walking distance of my flat.

  3. Bev says:

    Sounds like fun, but why did you wait until you were on the other side of the pond? I occasionally get to Montreal, but I am definitely not going to be in Glasgow on a Wednesday noon before the end of May.

  4. Aw, sorry Bev. I’ll maybe do something similar for Montreal next year.

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