Get creative with concrete in this hands-on workshop with Robbie Thompson that explores how to design and build fun, functional sculptures to be installed on our forecourt. We’ll fabricate moulds using carpentry skills and work as a team to pour large scale works that can be used as street furniture, as well as interacted with through built in speakers and integrated lighting. The sessions will experiment with materials such as jesmonite and snowcrete and we’ll discover the work of artists such as Racheal Whiteread, Henry Moore and Eduardo Paolozzi .
Image credit: SITE001, sculptures by Jamie Clements
This project is part of ART GARDEN which is funded by Youth Local Action Group (YLAG), part of Community Led Local Development funded by the Scottish Government.
Robbie Thomson is a Scottish multimedia artist working between visual art, music and theatre. He is based on the Isle of Lewis. Robbie’s interests include the interplay of technology and consciousness, psychology, cybernetics, industrial landscapes and megalithic sites. He often experiments with technology in his projects: past works include music made with a high voltage Tesla coil and an immersive large scale robotic installation in Glasgow’s Clyde Tunnel. Alongside his artistic practice, Robbie works as a designer and educator. Commissions include lighting, set design, video and music work for theatre and film productions in Scotland and internationally.
