Rotunda
A look inside Edinburgh’s A-listed India Buildings. Summer 2016 presented an opportunity to performers from around the art spectrum to converge at the Buildings. Wave after Wave curated a mixed media group show in the Rotunda’s gallery that showcased local and international artists.
WAW presents Film Night
Atrium
Jacqueline Burnett’s paper collage Skulll, Wave after Wave
Radoslaw Liwen, Wave after Wave
The Bear
main entrance detail
the gateway to the stair’s tower was intended for carts
“Wave after Wave sets about to visualize the movement and colour you find in the elements, the cosmos, great music and architecture.” The List, Edinburgh.
our venue of choice – Whitespace, a former tyre depot in EH1
Autumn ’14 – Graphter Jim puts the spirograph into action, combining gradient washes, and scanned infills to create the core body of work.
Languishing in a basement kitchen during the dark cold months, Mister Jules rediscovers an idea that he dreamt up some 15 years ago – to print ltd. ed. t-shirts like nobody else. The body of work grows week upon week as more sketch books appear. The key to unlocking the print production happens when Jules donates a fairly decent scanner to Jim. Scanning and repro together can lead to a productive day indoors when its pishin down sleet.
Tools – Mechanics
Another key link along the print production chain is Dougie in the Cowgate who heat transfers the artworks onto tees.
2 artists, Cassandra Harrison & Samantha Cary both receive the show’s call and get invited to submit a body of work to present at the surprise guest wall. Back in Edinburgh, a video editor takes stock. A prevailing feeling is noted that all artists involved are carving a path on their own wavy terms.
“Opening night – free party, fizz”
Roddy opens the gallery the very next morning to invigilate our show and does not miss a single day in 4 weeks, including the weekends. He has a cheese and ham sandwich w salad for lunch every day. They could have created a mild storm on instagram
mister jules’ flying tees
Tools – Carpentry
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Gordon Thomson dropboxes a body of work that we hope can fill half the surprise guest wall when the Berwickers leave the building. Due to weather related travel complications, Tommy & Jules cannot collect Gordon’s wonderful photos, nor can we find the next surprise guest artist.
Enter Ursula Cheng
We have a good feeling about the synergy here as we know Ursula’s work from the Hidden Door, a multimedia festival in the very middle of our hometown at the old street lighting depot, King’s Stables Road. We make haste to collect Ursula’s work at the festival site then on to the Fruitmarket Gallery to collect the third piece before installing at Whitespace.
Ursula Cheng’s screenprints – Roddy on the ladder
Machrihanish
The invigilator breezes about the gallery capturing colourful reflections on his camcorder. Then from nowhere – heatwave. The sliding doors open and we bake in the sun all the way through ’til exit – we seem to get a taste or prequel to Summer around mid to late May. The endless Summer of 1976 is all but a distant urban legend these days..
[it should be noted that 2018 saw that Summer heat return – HOT!]
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