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Alternative Futures: Who Decides? A story of lived experiences told through art
Get PDFThis mini-book tells the story of the ‘The Ripple – Past, Present, Future’ Project, conducted as a research partnership between the Ripple Project, a community organisation in the Restalrig, Lochend and Craigentinny areas in Northeast Edinburgh, and the Binks Hub (University of Edinburgh) in 2023-24. The project used community art-making, creative and curational methods and practices to co-research local people’s experiences and understandings of their community, and express their hopes, dreams and demands for the future. In this mini-book we focus on the four artworks produced through the project and the series of exhibitions we curated to display them. We discuss how these exhibitions were curated to carry the wisdom of the community to wider audiences, and how this wisdom gives rise to a series of participatory democracy demands made of policymakers. The policy-focused aims of the project are summarised here, but are expanded upon in greater detail in our companion publication Alternative Futures: Who Decides? – The respectful inclusion of community voices in decision-making
Rising from the Depths: Utilising Marine Cultural Heritage to Create Social, Cultural and Economic Benefits in Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and Madagascar: Emergent Findings
Get PDFThe Rising from the Depths Network aimed to identify ways in which the submerged and coastal Marine Cultural Heritage (MCH) of Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, and Madagascar could stimulate ethical, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth in the region. The work sought to benefit not only social cohesion and poverty reduction within individual states but also to enhance the value, equity, and impact of development in the marine zone. Funded by the UK Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) through the Arts and Humanities Research Council’s Network Plus Scheme from 2017 to 2022, the Network co-created a research agenda, organized a series of in-country workshops and events, and supported 27 challenge-led projects across Kenya, Tanzania, Madagascar, and Mozambique. This book presents the results and ongoing impact of these projects and outlines the main insights garnered from the work that has taken place to date. Rising from the Depths represents a first attempt to look at the MCH of East Africa in a coordinated and multidisciplinary way, uniting the various existing capacities in the region and giving agency to local communities in the elaboration of research agendas, project design, and resource management
Becoming Animal
Get PDFBecoming Animal is a feature documentary film, co-directed by Emma Davie and Peter Mettler which set out to challenge the traditional nature documentary and its structure. This film is set in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming, over the course of a journey with cult writer and eco-philosopher David Abram. The documentary was filmed and edited over a 4 year period from 2014 to 2018. The aim was to find a different relationship between the viewer and ‘nature’ as represented on film: one which used the tools of cinema to explore the act of observation itself. The research objectives centered on the following questions:• How can we use documentary film to go beyond an anthropocentric worldview?• Can film give an insight into how the current environmental crisis might be rooted in a crisis of perception which has evolved over time in how we see ‘nature’?• How can the documentary essay form be combined with a more experiential, immersive aesthetic to involve an audience in a sensorial understanding of the themes of the film?The film emerged from a rigorous process of interdisciplinary research involving collaborations across many disciplines ranging from philosophy, eco-phenomenology, to vision mixing. It involved bringing together disciplines which describe the world in radically different ways: the literary, philosophical writing of Abram was to meet the experimental cinematography and directing style of Davie and Mettler whose work explores the immersive characteristic of cinema and its ability to re-create a haptic of sense of experience. It attempted to create a somatic experience for an audience which also included an awareness of the act of looking at representations of nature on film
The Gardens
Get PDFThe Gardens, Edinburgh is a group of five artefacts – consisting of three folios of drawings, a set of paper objects in a wedge-shaped box, and a publication made from linen. It was produced as an investigation into the history of the Royal Scottish Academy and the adjacent Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh, and originally exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy in 2015. The output was commissioned by Visual Art Scotland 2015, for their annual exhibition at the Royal Scottish Academy. It combines drawings, paper folding techniques and digital printing with historical and contextual research to investigate two key aspects of the site: first, the development of the linen industry in Scotland during the eighteenth century; second, the layout of the gardens, particularly the relation between the formal design arrangements and the growth of indigenous plants that infiltrate planned spaces. These interests tie into Hyslop’s longstanding research into the social and industrial history of Scotland and its impact on the land. Works from the exhibition were purchased and exhibited by the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art and the National Library of Scotland
Grounding Naples: Architectural Articulations for/of Uncertain Grounds
Get PDFDegree Show Catalogue documenting the second year of a two-year ESALA MArch (Integrated Pathway) studio, ‘Grounding Naples’. Studio Leaders: Chris French and Michael Lewis, with Neil Cunning and Victoria Clare Bernie. 2022-2024
Edge Effects: Derry/Londonderry
No full textDegree Show Catalogue documenting an ESALA MArch (Modular Pathway) studio ‘Edge Effects: Derry/Londonderry’. Studio Leaders: Iain Scott and Mark Bingham. 2022-2023
Brno: Building Belvederes
Get PDFDegree Show Catalogue documenting an ESALA MArch (Modular Pathway) studio \u27Building Belvederes’. Studio Leaders: Kevin Adams and Louisa Butler. 2022-2023
Birds of Midlothian
Get PDFThe idea of this booklet is to inform the reader about the food and habitat requirements of the most common bird species in the Midlothian area. Not only does the book help you to identify some common birds, but also it gives you ideas about how those birds live in the area in relation to its wider ecology
We Have Great Women in STEM: Colouring Book Volume 3
No full textWelcome to the third edition of the “We Have Great Stuff” colouring book series!
In this edition, we have set out to celebrate and showcase the inspiring women in STEM at the University of Edinburgh. You might recognize their names from University buildings, rooms, and plaques, but now it’s time to put faces to these names. Their lives, work, and legacies are a testament to the remarkable achievements taking place at our University, past and present.
The illustrations in this edition were brought to life through a series of collaborative workshops, where members of the Edinburgh community came together to learn new skills and indulge in creative pursuits. Students, interns, staff members, and professors all joined forces to highlight the extraordinary accomplishments of these women and create these wonderful drawings.
I hope this colouring book will provide you with a mindful and enjoyable break from your busy day and give you a chance to appreciate the brilliant women in STEM here at the University of Edinburgh.
Happy colouring!
Ally McKay (B.A. Illustration Student)
With help from:
Cait MacPhee
Estifa’a Zaid
Frances B low
Hannah Shuttleworth
Holly Bridge
JC Denis
Jenny Gracie
Lothian Health Services Archive
Maria Fanourgiaki
Marialuisa Aliotta
Mylaine Holin
Nisha Grewal
Orianna Ball
Rosa Santomartino
Sally Shaw
Sarah Resse
Birds of Midlothian
Get PDFThe idea of this booklet is to inform the reader about the food and habitat requirements of the most common bird species in the Midlothian area. Not only does the book help you to identify some common birds, but also it gives you ideas about how those birds live in the area in relation to its wider ecology