18 Aug – 1 Sep 2012, CCA Glasgow

This exhibition revealed over 70 films documenting the activity of the Third Eye Centre in the 1970s. The footage covers the early existence of the organisation in Blythswood Square, the construction of a gallery space and café in 350 Sauchiehall St and the appearance of many famous artists, bands and performers. In the spirit of the age, the films also chart Glasgow itself, audiences and activities in the art centre, and key figures such as Jimmy Boyle, John Byrne, Michael Craig-Martin, Madelaine Taylor, Keith Tippett and Tom McGrath.

All of the digitised film was presented in a raw state, unedited and, in many cases, unidentified. The aim of this exhibition was to present a progress report on the archival process rather than a completed project and invited the public to help identify some of the material or to share their memories of the documentation

There were also samples of the documents and images from the Third Eye/CCA archive and another gallery was devoted to contemporary Glasgow-based artists creating new work in response to the idea of archives and the process of archiving.