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Collective

Observers' Walks

1 August – 1 September 2013

Political Martyrs' Monument, Calton Hill

The first in a series of artist-devised walks and audio guides to the Calton Hill area, where Collective will shortly be opening its new home at the City Observatory.


In this edition, Ruth Ewan will create a new work in response to the Political Martyrs' Monument, which visitors will be invited to download as an audio file to accompany the self-guided tour. 

 

Ewan is interested in the dissemination and control of radical ideas. Her work A Jukebox of People Trying to Change The World, a collection of politically engaged songs, exemplifies her method of researching and assembling strands of history, and presenting them in ways that highlight their continued relevance and potential for change. 

 

Supported by Outset Scotland.

 

Download at Collective’s space on Calton Hill, next to the Old City Observatory.

 

MonSun, 10am–6pm

After the festival: Tues-Sun, 11am–5pm

Free to download until April 2014 both online and at Collective's space on Calton Hill. See the Collective website for more details.