MYSTERIOUS objects washed up by the sea will form the heart of temporary artwork on a picturesque Scottish beach.
Robbie Coleman and Jo Hodges have spent months scouring the shorelines of Dumfries and Galloway for detritus and small treasures that have been lost, abandoned and thrown away.
Objects as diverse as an astronaut helmet, a birdcage and an old church organ will be used to form EDGE, a phantom tideline installation designed to conjure up tales of parted lovers, lost sailors and forgotten voyages this weekend – from Saturday until Monday – in the secluded cove at Carrick Foreshore in Kirkcudbright.
EDGE is part of the 15th annual Spring Fling – Scotland’s premier open studios visual art and craft event, which involves nearly 100 artists and makers.
Hodges said: “Beaches have always marked the border between different worlds, and we have a fascination with the objects washed up there and the stories they tell.”
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