Big Things on the Beach - Blue Moon Event

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I got bloody soaked.[/quote]

Not as soaked as my weetabix box when the Tesco man dropped it in the street!

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In conjunction with BTOTB, Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop held an event in Portobello Library this afternoon, where kids were helping to create an inflatable sculpture, with 2 further sessions to come before it is launched on the beach.

Today seemed to be about painting the panels. Below is some of the work, which I think is fantastic.

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Cornerboy, I know what you're saying but the "installation" was finished at the start of the month (hence a bash to open it) - although it was an "evolving" piece. That evolution has only started this past weekend.

I think the original setup was much better - the simplicity of the single ring of pink thingies is far better than the mass/mess of them now (picture to follow)... However, that's just my personal opinion.

People are entitled to criticise the piece - after all it is their money that has funded it. Passing people have said to me why hasn't the money been spent planting trees for the area outside the pumping station, for weeding the cobbles, for recovering the garden furniture that has been lobbed into the sea by vandals, for... These are all valid points. However it has to be noted that the guys behind "Big Things on the Beach" actually had the get-up-and-go to actually get the funding to allow their work to progress - anyone who moans about wasted money should do the same for whatever they want it spent on!

(BTW some guys were back working at it 0800 this morning! Grafters!)

I support the idea behind "Big Things on the Beach", but I think a permanent piece on the Prom would have been a much better start. Think of the art along other waterfront areas... Personally my favourite is John Kindness's (no relation) ceramic on Belfast's quayside.

EDIT: Have fired off an email to BTOTB inviting them to join this discussion.

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Thanks for the input - interesting to here about all the reasoning behind the project. I'm looking forward to seeing it lit up next weekend.

What's the story with the compressor?

And regarding the old paddling pool site, see this thread here: http://porty.org.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=43 plus the planning application can be viewed online - I think i'm right in saying it was granted?

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[quote="wangi"]What's the story with the compressor?

As I understand the idea, when the installation is finished, the buoys, (which are currently inflated & free floating), will be weighted down & will not float automatically until the tide fills the mini-sub and the displaced air fills all or some of the buoys (selection governed by a valve mechanism). The idea was that at the full moon the complete circle would be inflated, at a new moon only a partial sliver of buoys will rise! The valve turns with each rising/falling tide (the engineering has been one reason for the delay).

PS: Thanks for link to paddling pool info - I think PP was granted. I just hope that we don't need a high fence to protect our windaes from enthuiastic basketballers.

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http://www.pbase.com/image/32970013

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