Yurta

OPEN:
Yurta [Tremors]
5th Aug 5-8pm

Yurta [Trajectory]
2nd Sep 3-5pm

Address
Scottish Book Trust Garden
behind John Knox's House
(enter via Trunk's Close)
55 High Street
EH1 1SR

Set in the tranquil ‘hidden garden’ of the Scottish Book Trust in the heart of Edinburgh’s city centre, Scott Laverie’s Yurta serves as a monument to the adventure of creativity. On the one hand it is a tower, a monument associated for thousands of years with settled civilisations. And on the other it appears as a shack-like mobile dwelling, a home for nomads and explorers.

Throughout its stay Yurta will host the work of local emerging artists from a variety of disciplines. On the 5 th of August Tremors will unearth some of the capital’s underground musicians: Usurper, Wounded Knee, Hockeyfrilla, F.R.U., and more.

The finissage will take place on Saturday 2 September with the Edinburgh launch of some Trajectory publications from the 2006 collection, including Scott Laverie’s Finding Hroswitha. Trajectory is a Glasgow-based publication house which promotes artist’s books. for more visit www.somethinghaptic.com

Project
E m e r g e D promotes and enables emerging artists across a broad range of disciplines with a fresh focus on site and context. We create innovative contemporary art projects in orphaned spaces out-with the conventional gallery system which engage new and diverse audiences in dialogue with contemporary art and artists.

Directors
Kirsten Lloyd
Iestyn Day
Juliana Capes
Ruth Barry