On the Buses, Bulkhead 1996 - 98
First Bus, Glasgow, Scotland. Nicola Atkinson. Davidson Cultural Liaison Officer ‘On the Buses’ Glasgow,UK
Medium :- Printed material and Photographs on the bulkhead of the Buses.
Dimensions :- w27cm h42cm
Taking up the role of Cultural Liaison Officer,
Atkinson.Davidson extends the bus residency to curate eleven exhibitions
on 1,200 buses across Glasgow. This project creates an unusual exhibition
venue for visual art and offers named people from Glasgow, including
scientists, schoolchildren, architects and artists, the opportunity
to present their ideas to the public as posters on the buses. The
project generates communication between different sections of the
community. As part of the project, Atkinson.Davidson created her
own work. With these hands of mine a series of photographs portraying
the hands of a lawyer, a nurse, a bank manager, a public an, a journalist
and a water department worker. Moving through the streets people
rarely appreciate the spectrum of industry which supports city life,
but Atkinson.Davidson approaches the workers of Glasgow in a direct
way. Faces remain hidden. but through the stories held in every
pair of hands - we are encouraged to imagine a thousand explanations..
Sponsors :- See Bulkhead link
