Dovecot

Chris Drury: Land, Water and Language

4 August – 4 September 2011

 

Land, Water and Language began when Chris Drury and Andy Mackinnon (curator and filmaker) made a two day journey by Canadian canoe across the Isle of North Uist in 2009, from the south-west coast to Lochmaddy on the north-east coast. With the wind behind them and a sail rigged when circumstance allowed, they threaded their way through the maze of lochs and waterways, portaging across the moorland in between.

 

The result of this very physical experience is exhibited in this extensive show which includes the installation of a suspended woven canoe, made from heather, willow and salmon skins, acting as a kind of open vessel for ideas, sensations and the material landscape.

 

Land, Water and Language was commissioned by Taigh Chearsabhagh Museum & Arts Centre, Isle of North Uist.

 

Additional Exhibition

Heirlooms

4 August – 4 September

Part of the 2011 Edinburgh International Festival, Heirlooms is a dynamic, multi-layered exhibition celebrating the rich heritage of Indian and Javanese textile traditions and their continuing influence on innovative contemporary craft practice internationally.

 

10 Infirmary Street, EH1 1LT

0131 550 3660

www.dovecotstudios.com

 

Gallery: Mon–Sun, 10.30–5.30pm

Café: Mon–Sun, 9–5.30pm