The Best Thing to Come Out of Edinburgh is the Train to Glasgow
Council Baby
The Best Thing to Come Out of Edinburgh is the Train to Glasgow
Council Baby
Reference
SAS0163_001
Year
2021
Dimensions (cm)
Height: 97
Length: 150
Depth: 20
Length: 150
Depth: 20
Materials
Foamex, wood
Current Location
Edinburgh
Suitable Locations for the Work
- Indoors
- Outdoors
- Floor-based
- Freestanding
Background, history, commissioner of the work
'The Best Thing to Come Out of Edinburgh is the Train to Glasgow' is a site specific work created for the 2021 Graduate Drive Thru, a multi story open air car park exhibition at Glasgow's NCP Glassford Street Car Park. This work featured on STV and BBC news in September 2021. It was selected for the 2022 annual exhibition REVERB, in the Royal Scottish Academy and then selected for the 196th annual exhibition, awarded with the 2022 RSA Benno Schotz Prize for the most promising work.
Thematic/contextual information
An introspective artwork reflecting my lifelong fascination with trains inspired by my dad, the relationship between Edinburgh and Glasgow, and the power of words. The train carriage becomes my creative sanctuary, where I sketch, document conversations, and write poetry. This artwork explores the dichotomy between spoken and unspoken desires, inviting viewers to engage intimately with the foregrounded poetry. It is an authentic expression of my innermost thoughts and desires