Name/TitleMary and Elizabeth
About this objectFold-out leaflet for 'Mary and Elizabeth', a conceptual artwork by Jacqueline Donachie, commissioned by Edinburgh Art Festival. The introduction states that the work consists of "two sculptures situated on either side of the railway line which cuts through Princes Street Gardens [and] invites us to journey through the sites and their latent histories, in a summer of national debate about democracy, identity and governance. Mary (West Princes Street Gardens) and Elizabeth (East Prices Street Gardens) mark the end points of a line drawn in red which starts at the sea adjacent to the Cockenzie Power Station and travels into the city, skirting the railway line along the way. Ephemeral and transient, the line drawing will be made by a specially adapted bicycle, and will change and evolve as the city and the weather wear it away. At certain points the line co-opts architectural features to become a more permanent presence - the railings at the front of the Royal Scottish Academy, for example, will become a vibrant red for the duration of the festival."
MakerDonachie, Jacqueline
Maker RolePhotographer and Artist
Portfolio TitleMary and Elizabeth
Date Made2014
Period2010s
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
Place MadeScotland, Edinburgh
MeasurementsH: 209 x W: 150 mm (folded)
H: 209 x W: 446 mm (unfolded)
Subject and Association Keywordscontemporary art & design
Subject and Association KeywordsGlasgow history
Subject and Association Keywordsenvironment - art
Subject and Association KeywordsEdinburgh Art Festival (EAF)
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacqueline_Donachie:
Jacqueline Donachie (born 1969) is a Scottish artist who uses drawing, photography, sculpture and installation. She lives and works in Glasgow, Scotland. Donachie studied fine art from 1987 to 1991 at the Glasgow School of Art. She graduated from the School's Environmental Art department, which encouraged artists to place their work in a variety of public contexts outside the gallery space. She completed a Masters of Fine Art at Hunter College, New York in 1996. Donachie was one of a group of artists who helped establish Glasgow in the 1990s as one of the world's most dynamic contemporary art communities. There has been a retrospective exploring this body of work in Glasgow, which was called Generation [continues].
https://www.jacquelinedonachie.co.uk/mary-and-elizabeth-2014:
Installation with live event:
Powder-coated aluminium, steel, satin cord, red powdered chalk, cyclist
Edinburgh Art Festival
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeLeaflet
Object numberGWL-2016-16-3
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved