Park Legends – From the Folk!

How can we give local inhabitants a sense of ownership and a voice in the development of the Van Gogh National Park? Subverting bureaucratic practice, Miles Worner encourages an urban legend among ‘The Potato Eaters’ themselves. He shares strange evidence which, in the hands of the people, comes alive. In a bar near you, over a cup of coffee, people are fantasising. Their stories include their heritage, values and identity. ‘Park Legends’ bring locals together to address the construct of a national park in a space free of reality. Here is the mythical woodland creature, wolf-like, feathered and with large teeth; could it be linked to the inexplicable footprints and claw marks found, or the missing cats and mysterious manuscripts?