A chippy and a chat for special newspaper
Visitors to one of Paisley’s best-known chip shops will be having a special conversation while enjoying their fish and chips.
Hannah Fox and Kate Drummond, from Paisley Arts Centre’s Out of Place programme of artworks, will be interviewing customers in Castelvecchi, New Street.
Their chats will take place today and next Saturday between 11am and 5pm.
Hannah and Kate will be gathering information for a unique newspaper called The Castelvecchi Chronicle, which will be printed and used to wrap the next day’s fish and chips.
Kate said: “Castelvecchi owners Alfredo and Linda Nutini have kindly welcomed us into their wonderful café.
“We’ll set up camp in the restaurant to gather news, views, top tips, wishes and fascinating facts from customers as they sip their cups of tea and have a delicious mea
“We want to fill this newspaper with people’s news with an emphasis on the delights, trials or triumphs of their day-to-day experiences, which will then be featured in this rather unusual newspaper.”
Hannah added: “After we’ve produced The Castelvecchi Chronicle, we’ll deliver the newspaper back to the café for the classic ‘keep ‘em warm and soak up the grease’ function.
“The staff can wrap all takeaway orders in their very own newspaper for people to read while they eat their fish suppers.”
The project is part of Paisley Arts Centre’s Out of Place programme of innovative artworks in unconventional s p a c e s d e l i v e red in association with Glasgow’s Take Me Somewhere. The main Out of Place programme will run from May 17 to May 19.