A Light in the North

Held in its workshop, gardens as well as other venues around Newhaven, The Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop’s Magazine 07 exhibition showcases new works by 15 inspiring artists. All united as site specific projects this varied collection of works requires an enthusiastic audience. The most outstanding contribution comes from the artists collective Found, who (collaborating with computer scientist Simon Kirby) create an ambitious interactive sound installation: etiquette. After six months of collecting snippets of the daily ambience within the ESW, Found have developed a piece of work which fuels the curious viewer by disorientating familiar sounds of a circular saw, hammer or even the gentle chatter of passers by.

Other highlights of Magazine include Jessica Lloyd Jones’ "Spectre Beacon". This public piece employs a disused lighthouse. Jones reawakens the dormant coastal illumination, but unlike the sharp signalling its function requires, Jones fits a subtle glow within its tower. As daylight recedes the installation emerges creating a beautifully understated work which relies on viewers seeking out its location after sunset, reversing the relationship of its former life. Other works from Magazine are not concluded in quite the same way, however, simply the opportunity to explore the North of the city formulates a successful site-specific initiative.