Immersive: Exploring the Commie Pool
06 Jun—22 June (17 dates)
Edinburgh & The Lothians Exhibition
Event Summary
An exhibition of prints by Rhona Taylor exploring the Royal Commonwealth Pool.
Time
Monday to Friday 05.30 to 22.00; Saturday and Sunday 07.30 to 20.00
Date(s)
06 Jun—22 June
Location
Royal Commonwealth Pool,
Dalkeith Road,
Edinburgh
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Additional Location Info
The exhibition is in the ground floor reception area (which has ramp access), and is free to enter. The venue has a free car park with blue badge and family parking. Further accessibility info is available at https://www.edinburghleisure.co.uk/accessibility/Supporters
– Creative Scotland (VACMA Award)
– City of Edinburgh Council (VACMA Award)
Organiser
Rhona Taylor
Social
Immersive: Exploring the Commie Pool
Immersive is an exhibition of original prints by Rhona Taylor exploring the Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh.
The exhibition is part of a wider research project by the artist looking at swimming pools as social, public and cultural spaces – particularly their architecture and history, and their contemporary uses.
The prints in Immersive have developed from research into the building, its development, and its changing use since it was built for the 1970 Commonwealth Games.
As well as a swimming pool, ‘the Commie’ also functions as a communal and community space used for health and wellbeing, work, training, sport, education, socialising and entertainment. It is an important public space for the city, with shared amenities and resources, and one that both requires and fosters reciprocity among the community that uses it.
Supporters:
This exhibition is supported by Edinburgh Leisure, as well as Creative Scotland and the City of Edinburgh Council through the Visual Artist and Craft Makers Awards (VACMA) Edinburgh.
About the artist:
Rhona Taylor is a visual artist based in Edinburgh with a studio practice that includes painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking and installations. She is also a member at Edinburgh Printmakers, where she creates her screenprints. Her current research focuses on swimming pools as social, public and cultural spaces – in Scotland and internationally.
If you would like more information about this research project, or would like to receive updates, please do get in touch via this link.
