David Hartley (UK)

David Hartley was kidnapped during the 2023 Prima Vista festival and placed inside an ancient pine tree deep inside a forbidden forest. While there, he befriended the animals by giving them copies of his short story collection “Fauna” (Fly on the Wall Press, 2021), which they greatly appreciated. In return, they fetched him food and water and taught him essential survival techniques, many of which he has now forgotten. He managed to escape and made it home to Manchester, UK where wrote a series of dark folktales inspired by the experience. Using the tricks of their resident artistic wizard Henri Hütt, the Prima Vista festival has enticed him into returning for 2024 to present his findings. For one day only, he will be exhibited to the public
during “The Forest of Ink & Skin”, created in collaboration with Henri. He urges you to attend in case it’s the last thing he ever does.

He can also be found on Instagram: @DHartleyWriter, and if you’d like to while away some time, many of his weird little tales can be found for free on davidhartleywriter.com