Edge Condition Vol 5 (published January 2015) featured a selection of my Govan images in its placemaking edition. I have been involved with various initiatives in Govan that attempt to reinterpret Govan’s incredible past story, responding to the problems Govan has faced since deindustrialisation, with the loss of its vibrant and soulful raison d’etre. Having met friends and…
So I finally got round to completing this image, which took a fair bit of time but turned out how i wanted in the end. The Glasgow tenements are such an evocative part of the Glasgow sky line and streets. This image coincides with some photography i have been doing recently looking closer at these buildings. Limited edition print run of 20 images and printed at Glasgow Print Studio on archival quality photo rag paper.
One of my images from a few years back is on the cover of this years Architecture Scotland Annual, taken on a project trip to Abu Dhabi, whilst working with Hypostyle Architects. The image is from a striking masterplan development for a New Town built in the desert. Closer to home some of my images…
I am taking a short course in Cultural Planning at the University of West of Scotland. As well as identifying creative ways of working and networking Cultural Planning uses an inclusive approach to address challenges in regenerating communities – A creative & holistic approach to improve well-being, place identity, opportunities, social & economic vibrancy.
Show us you Arts is an exciting new charity art event and exhibition in which artwork is exchanged for money donations, all to raise funds for the Scottish Association of Mental Health.
The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland Awards are now in their second year recognizing the very best of Scottish Architecture. Amongst the winners this year that encompass a range of scales and purposes is a temporary project by Edo Architecture, photographed at its public illumination event on the Water Row area of Govan.
An image from a photo story assignment for leading scottish architecture magazine Urban Realm, is on the front cover of the spring edition. Due to the notorious crimes committed by Savile, his former home in Glen Coe has been the target of much vandalism amid calls for it to be demolished. Debate continues over the…
I’m Currently exhibiting some images in a group exhibition at the Lighthouse, Scotland’s centre for Architecture and Design. ‘Second Act’ is a digital group exhibition curated by Heidi Kuisma offering a new, contemporary view of Glasgow seen by emerging and established photographers based in the city. http://cargocollective.com/SecondAct/ http://www.thelighthouse.co.uk/visit/exhibition/second-act
Collaborative working has helped regeneration in Govan. Having won Civic Pride award for best neighborhood a new future is being shaped which is threatened by proposals for a carpark. Over the last year it has been great to have been involved with many talented and committed people working towards encouraging a brighter future for Govan. Mapping, celebrating and initiating projects, art led practice adds value to traditional urban development processes.
The following text and images came out of research following regeneration efforts beginning within the community. My article commissioned by Urban Realm Magazine was published in issue 8 of the magazine in December 2011 Govan Shipshaped PDF It is also viewable in the publications section of this site. Glorious Govan… Resilient and exciting; it is rich…
Cobain loved a lot of bands from Glasgow…and the sounds and melodies of these bands, such as Teenage Fanclub, seem to resonate in the music Nirvana created. As Nevermind turns 20 years old and the lecacy of Nirvana remains potent, I wrote this review for The Northernline Blog and was published on September 24th the day of the original release.
The opening of Zaha Hadid’s Riverside Museum on the 21st June 2011, is another prime example of cultural regeneration aimed at breathing new life into vacant city sites. The shimmering mass of zinc, being a new home for the city’s transport collection, its design playfully symbolising Glasgow’s industrial and shipbuilding past.
