Pier Dig

Burgoyne, Greig (2018) Pier Dig. [Drawing, Exhibition/show, Installation, Performance, Site-specific work, Video]

5283:111439
Creators:
Burgoyne, Greig
Description/Abstract:

Pier Dig is a 7 hour drawing performance (edited excerpt) and is one of three commissioned works for ArtWalkPorty, for Portobello beach, Edinburgh, September 2018.

Pier Dig set out to move an area of sand relative to the pier that once stood on the site at Portobello. Starting at low tide, battling with an incoming tide in due course, the area of sand is dug, moved and until the sand/ space moved is lost amongst the sand/ space it is already in the midst of. In an absurd act of endurance by reiterating its position in time and space, the pier is dispersed and paradoxically lost in space.

Item Type:
Art/Design Item
Official URL:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvLaDcrklOw&featur...
Date:
1 September 2018
Copyright Holders:
Greig Burgoyne
Material:
sand, body, spade
Measurements or Duration:
variable
Funders:
City of Edinburgh Council, National Lottery
Locations / Venues:
Location
From Date
To Date
Portobello beach, Edinburgh, UK
1 September 2018
9 September 2018
Projects or Series:
Pier to Pier
Uncontrolled Keywords or tags :
drawing, space, time, sand, performance, duration, accumulation, endurance, body/site relations, beach, portobello, lost spaces, memory, repetition
Schools:
School of Fine Art, Crafts & Photography
Related URLs:
Depositing User:
Mr Greig Burgoyne
Date Deposited:
25 Oct 2019 15:35
Last Modified:
06 Mar 2025 11:11
Art/Design Categories:
Drawing, Exhibition/show, Installation, Performance, Site-specific work, Video
URI:
https://research.uca.ac.uk/id/eprint/5283

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