Edinburgh Printmakers

Calum Colvin: The Magic Box

1 August – 6 September 2014

A solo exhibition by the renowned Scottish artist Calum Colvin, which will form an archaeology of his creative practice from the last 28 years. The exhibition will focus on his archive of image transparencies that date back to the early 1980s, and will also include new print editions commissioned and published by Edinburgh Printmakers.

This ambitious project will engage with many aspects of history, creativity, performance, audience participation and public discourse. It will feature a unique form of presentation, including a series of especially constructed light boxes displaying 10 x 8” original transparencies. These will be replaced by other work from the archive at regular intervals, allowing a wide variety of work to be viewed over the course of the exhibition. 

Printmaking, ceramic works, mirror stereoscopes, anaglyphs, phantograms and other experimental works will feature alongside new work created by Colvin in residence in the exhibition space over the summer, including painting, construction and photography. 

The exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue featuring new writing by Alan Spence, Fiona Stafford and Tom Normand, alongside new prints and limited edition artist multiples.

Tue-Sat, 10am-6pm

Free admission