Big Things On The Beach - Tidal Sculpture Photo Gallery by Lee Kindness at pbase.com

Big Things On The Beach - Tidal Sculpture

For more info see: http://www.bigthingsonthebeach.org.uk/ .

THE tidal artwork bobbing about in the sea at Joppa Rocks has provoked a lot of interest, most of it positive, but the recurring question has been "What is it?"

The installation, by Portobello-born artist Renny Nisbet, is an experimental tidal artwork consisting of 37 pink buoys, anchored to the seabed. The work has been installed in phases through August and, at time of press, work is underway to transform the assembly into a tide-activated lunar calendar. Water at high tide will displace air from a tank on the foreshore to inflate specific sequences of buoys reflecting the changing phases of the moon. However far the work develops, the installation has provided an attractive feature.

Gone!	Gone!	Going...	Packing Up
Packing Up	Adding Brightness	Creeping towards Esplanade Terrace!	#36 11/09/2004 - Rainbow
Waterskiing	Lit at Night	#25 28/08/2004 - BTOTB at Night + Joppa + Light Trails from a Bus	Lit at Night + Portobello
Lit at Night towards Fife	Lit at Night + Portobello Beach	Lit at Night	Pink
#21 24/08/2004 - Big Pink Floaters	Right: Awful Night (10sec exposure)	Low Tide: Big Things on the Beach	Right
Wierd!	Big Things On The Beach	Big Things On The Beach & Boats In The Sea	Big Things On The Beach - WIP

Lee Kindness		28-Aug-2004 19:00
Indeed. There's a big bash for it tonight between 2200 and 0300 - full moon & high tide. So hopefully some good/interesting pictures when the "pink floaters" are internally lit up?!

Adalberto Tiburzi		28-Aug-2004 18:54
Interesting...