It costs the same as a standard text to your mates.
The Govan Graving Beacon is visible at all times in front of the Glasgow Science Centre, Millennium Tower through May 3, 2010.
The Govan Armada will be launched from the Govan Graving Docks at a Launch Party & Atypical Root Finale, on Sunday 2 May, 12-5 pm at the new Govanheim Gallery, Unit 3 Clydebrae Street, G51 2AJ.
Atypical Root is pleased to present A Stone's Throw Away – a new public artwork in two parts: The Govan Graving Beacon and The Govan Armada. Created by Glasgow-based artists t s Beall, Ben Dembroski and Benjamin Rush, this artwork uses the outmoded communication technologies of Morse code and St. Kilda mailboats (i.e. messages-in-bottles) to connect two sites: the Govan Graving Docks (Glasgow’s historic shipbuilding centre) and the nearby Pacific Quay redevelopment.
The Govan Graving Beacon is an automated light placed on the Govan Graving Docks that flashes messages in Morse code – which was a standard maritime communication method from the late 1800’s until the mid1990s. The Govan Graving Beacon is connected to a mobile phone which when sent a SMS text message, translates it into Morse code, flashes it out, and texts a reply. The Beacon can be seen online from the beaconcam on the project’s website www.astonesthrowaway.co.uk and in person from in front of the Glasgow Science Centre’s Millennium Tower. The Beacon’s mobile number, 07866429424 can be found on signage located at the Glasgow Science Centre and at the new Govanheim Gallery. Some of the text messages sent to the Beacon will be ‘tweeted’ via Twitter@GovanBeacon. This will take place beginning April 16 through May 3, 2010.
The Govan Armada is a collection of small 'mailboats' containing messages-in-bottles made from “redeveloped rubbish” pulled from the Govan Graving Docks. Some of boats in The Govan Armada are currently floating in the Glasgow Science Centre's IMAX reflecting pool. Boats for the Armada are being made by members of the local community at workshops in Clydebrae Studio, at Riverside Community Hall, and GalGael. The Govan Armada will be launched from the Graving Docks at a Launch Party, on Sunday 2 May, 12-5pm. Festivities will also include an exhibition opening at the new Govanheim Gallery, a peddle-bike event called Bike-So-Cool, food and refreshments by the Riverside Community Hall, and more. All welcome. Visit www.atypicalroot.com/p/events.html for details.
A Stone's Throw Away examines the relationship between two opposing locations, each uniquely representative of the City of Glasgow: The historic Govan Graving Docks (or Dry Docks) and the nearby redevelopment of the Pacific Quay. These two sites are set in sharp contrast to each other physically and historically, each representing in their time the cutting edge of industry and thus symbolic of Glasgow's economic wealth.
Contact:
astonesthrowaway.govan@googlemail.com
Links:
A Stone’s Throw Away Project Website: www.astonesthrowaway.co.uk
Govan Graving Beacon on Twitter: @GovanBeacon
http://twitter.com/GovanBeacon
Atypical Root Public Art Trail: http://www.atypicalroot.com/
The Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art: http://www.glasgowinternational.org/
Notes:
Atypical Root is an official event of The Glasgow International Festival, 16 April - 3 May 2010. Atypical Root is a curated public art trail along the Clyde riverbank, stretching from Glasgow's East End through the financial district and City Centre, to the Pacific Quay and Govan. It presents new public artworks, interventions, and performances while encouraging 'Atypical viewers' to discover alternate routes through Glasgow. The trail links these new public artworks with pre-existing public works and other parts of The GI Festival.
Atypical Root Public Art Trail: http://www.atypicalroot.com/
The Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art: http://www.glasgowinternational.org/
Notes:
Atypical Root is an official event of The Glasgow International Festival, 16 April - 3 May 2010. Atypical Root is a curated public art trail along the Clyde riverbank, stretching from Glasgow's East End through the financial district and City Centre, to the Pacific Quay and Govan. It presents new public artworks, interventions, and performances while encouraging 'Atypical viewers' to discover alternate routes through Glasgow. The trail links these new public artworks with pre-existing public works and other parts of The GI Festival.
www.glasgowinternational.org
Govanheim Gallery Unit 3 Clydebrae Street, G51 2AJ
The Govanheim is a new gallery space built by recent graduates of The Glasgow School of Art Lorne Ferguson and Steven Higgins. The current exhibition includes work by Mark Bridges and Alessandro Gioiello and is part of Atypical Root and The Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art. http://www.atypicalroot.com/p/venues.html
Govanheim Gallery Unit 3 Clydebrae Street, G51 2AJ
The Govanheim is a new gallery space built by recent graduates of The Glasgow School of Art Lorne Ferguson and Steven Higgins. The current exhibition includes work by Mark Bridges and Alessandro Gioiello and is part of Atypical Root and The Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art. http://www.atypicalroot.com/p/venues.html
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