Referencing a wide range of historical and personal sources the artwork celebrated Dundee and its inhabitants by questioning preconceived ideas.
Mary Slessor Gardens, Dundee, Scotland, 2017.
The ideas behind this series of posters are those that underpin The Museum of Loss and Renewal: creating space, time and contexts for making and sharing, with a focus on the challenges faced in individual and social lives. Combining drawing and photography with collage techniques Tracy & Edwin’s work offered an idiosyncratic view of Dundee and its continual reinvention. Referencing a wide range of historical and personal sources the artwork celebrated Dundee and its inhabitants by questioning preconceived ideas.
Notes on a changing Place is Tracy & Edwin’s contribution to the Sharing Not Hoarding public art project, located in Dundee city’s Waterfront Development. Offering 18 x 4-sheet billboard posters, the project provides opportunities for artists and the wider public to participate in the Waterfront Development, to raise questions about a collective future, and to celebrate a diversity of voices and visions for the city.
Aligning the ambitions of Sharing Not Hoarding and The Museum of Loss and Renewal to reach a variety of audiences, the posters and accompanying free publication were used as conversation pieces during a public engagement event, Notes on a changing Place: A gathering at The McManus, Dundee’s Art Gallery and Museum that explored the arts’ reflective and critical role against the backdrop of Dundee’s re-imagining.
