Exhibitions Archive
Big Fat Light MerQueer
By Dean HuttonLarge scale inflatable sculpture by Dean Hutton (aka Goldendean), presented as part of Take Me Somewhere. The sculpture incorporated graffiti and other marks from previous showcases of the sculpture in public spaces. October 2023
Large scale inflatable sculpture by Dean Hutton (aka Goldendean), presented as part of Take Me Somewhere. The sculpture incorporated graffiti and other marks from previous showcases of the sculpture in public spaces. October 2023
Photo Exhibition: National Park City
By Glasgow National Park CityTouring exhibition featuring a sample of photos taken by professional and amateur photographers during lockdown on the theme – What if Glasgow was a national park city? GNPC aspires to make Glasgow a greener, healthier and wilder City for everyone. September – December 2023
Touring exhibition featuring a sample of photos taken by professional and amateur photographers during lockdown on the theme – What if Glasgow was a national park city? GNPC aspires to make Glasgow a greener, healthier and wilder City for everyone. September – December 2023
Glasgow in Bloom
By Amber Jones, Olivia Juett and Hannah LoganGroup exhibition celebrating nature and sustainability through eco-conscious three-dimensional works of various mediums, from lino-printed bunting to ceramics. Exhibition is curated by Kyla Maeve Watkins. August 2023
Weaving Bodies
By Ellen Crofton, Adriyana and Rosie HartMultimedia exhibition exploring the entanglements between human bodies and nature, curated by Eliza Coulson. The exhibition featured various art forms from moving image and sculpture, to soundscapes and written word.
August 2023
Multimedia exhibition exploring the entanglements between human bodies and nature, curated by Eliza Coulson. The exhibition featured various art forms from moving image and sculpture, to soundscapes and written word.
August 2023
Play Along
By Emil Gunnarsson, Amy Anna Graham and Amy DixonGlasgow School of Art students transformed the Woodland Glade into a wonderland of wind-up constructs and chimes, beckoning visitors to play along, and create new soundscapes. The exhibition also featured pottery made by The Hidden Gardens Men’s Group.
March-April 2023
Glasgow School of Art students transformed the Woodland Glade into a wonderland of wind-up constructs and chimes, beckoning visitors to play along, and create new soundscapes. The exhibition also featured pottery made by The Hidden Gardens Men’s Group.
March-April 2023
The First Thing I Did Was To Kiss The Ground
By Jasleen KaurLarge-scale semi-abstract sculpture that includes a structure that resembles the top of a Sikh head. The work also takes its inspiration from the decorative processional ‘Palki’ floats that feature in Sikh celebrations. Part of Tramway Beyond Walls. April 2022
Large-scale semi-abstract sculpture that includes a structure that resembles the top of a Sikh head. The work also takes its inspiration from the decorative processional ‘Palki’ floats that feature in Sikh celebrations. Part of Tramway Beyond Walls. April 2022
Loss and Found
By the Dissonant Futures Collective
In a world of constant noise, what if we stopped to listen? Loss and Found was a sound memorial on ecological loss. Installed near the Xylotheque, visitors could stand within it to hear its looping soundscape. October 2022
Sing The Gloaming
By Tommy Perman, Simon Kirby & Rob St JohnSeries of sound sculptures placed around the Hidden Gardens featuring sung ‘light word’ pieces from some of Scotland’s most renowned vocalists, including Aidan Moffat, and Emily Scott. Part of Cryptic’s Sonica Glasgow. March 2022
Series of sound sculptures placed around the Hidden Gardens featuring sung ‘light word’ pieces from some of Scotland’s most renowned vocalists, including Aidan Moffat, and Emily Scott. Part of Cryptic’s Sonica Glasgow. March 2022
Fireflight
By Ciaran Cannon, Lily Krempel and Chiara Mancini
An exhibition of sculptures in the Woodland Glade created by Glasgow School of Art students, including sculpted insects, a sculpture for birds and a kinetic fire sculpture. Exhibition accompanied by music, storytelling and poetry at lunchtimes. February 2022
Early Warning Signs
By Ellie Harrison
This series of four ‘climate change’ signs is an ongoing project. Each autumn, four new host venues adopt a sign, keeping it on public display for a whole year. In the artworks’ 10th year anniversary the four signs re-united in Glasgow in advance of the COP26. October 2021
Totem Latamat
by Jun TiburcioA 4.5m high totem is carved from a single tree during a ceremony to thank it for giving its life. Commissioned by Border Crossings for COP26, the totem emphasises how deeply our existence is interwoven with nature and calls attention to the damage being done to the environment. October 2021
A 4.5m high totem is carved from a single tree during a ceremony to thank it for giving its life. Commissioned by Border Crossings for COP26, the totem emphasises how deeply our existence is interwoven with nature and calls attention to the damage being done to the environment. October 2021
Fly Away Home
By Martha OrbachStories of flight, the search for the right conditions to raise a family, and intrepid adventure, told through collected migration routes of humans and birds. The installation comprises 21 handprinted flags mapping navigations across our world as our climate changes. March 2021
Stories of flight, the search for the right conditions to raise a family, and intrepid adventure, told through collected migration routes of humans and birds. The installation comprises 21 handprinted flags mapping navigations across our world as our climate changes. March 2021
Gathering among reflections
By Paria Goodarzi, Marie-Claire Lacey & Francisco Llinás-CasasSite-specific participatory artworks responding to recent social and political events by Glasgow School of Art, Sculpture and Environmental Art students. February 2021
Site-specific participatory artworks responding to recent social and political events by Glasgow School of Art, Sculpture and Environmental Art students. February 2021
Earth Rhythms
By Yelena Taylor and Kate SeatonContemplative artworks inspired the body’s movement through natural space. Created by Glasgow School of Art Sculpture and Environmental Art students. January 2020
Contemplative artworks inspired the body’s movement through natural space. Created by Glasgow School of Art Sculpture and Environmental Art students. January 2020
Below The Blanket II
by CrypticJourney through a series of evocative artworks and sound installations inspired by one of Scotland’s most extraordinary natural features, The Flow Country. Part of Sonica Glasgow. November 2019
Journey through a series of evocative artworks and sound installations inspired by one of Scotland’s most extraordinary natural features, The Flow Country. Part of Sonica Glasgow. November 2019
Bone Meal
By Glasgow InternationalGlasgow International brought together six Glasgow-based artists to show new work, which ranged from performance and writing to sculpture, sound, and video installations. April 2018
Glasgow International brought together six Glasgow-based artists to show new work, which ranged from performance and writing to sculpture, sound, and video installations. April 2018
Who Is? Project
By Iman Tajik and Jonas Jessen HansenWho Is? is an ongoing art project which aims to tackle issues around immigration systems and globalisation. Symbolised by a white flag embellished with the words “Who are they? Who are we?”, this project is a comment on the many invisible borders created through history. June 2018
Who Is? is an ongoing art project which aims to tackle issues around immigration systems and globalisation. Symbolised by a white flag embellished with the words “Who are they? Who are we?”, this project is a comment on the many invisible borders created through history. June 2018
Nest a While
By Heidi Gardner and Peter GardnerSite-specific installation, made the opening of the Refugee Festival Scotland. ‘Nest a While’ was a wee sanctuary, a place of welcome, of storytelling and of quiet, encircled by the bigger sanctuary that is The Hidden Gardens. July 2018
Site-specific installation, made the opening of the Refugee Festival Scotland. ‘Nest a While’ was a wee sanctuary, a place of welcome, of storytelling and of quiet, encircled by the bigger sanctuary that is The Hidden Gardens. July 2018
Wildscope
by Zoe PearsonArt exhibition comprising four artworks, commissioned for the 15th anniversary of The Hidden Gardens. The exhibition explores the concepts of Taoism, the Bagua map and Feng Shui. August 2018
Art exhibition comprising four artworks, commissioned for the 15th anniversary of The Hidden Gardens. The exhibition explores the concepts of Taoism, the Bagua map and Feng Shui. August 2018
Almost Cut My Hair
By Mick PeterA pair of ‘folded’ sculptures derived from the artist’s method of working directly from manipulated drawings. Part of GENERATION, Scotland’s nationwide exhibition programme. May 2014
A pair of ‘folded’ sculptures derived from the artist’s method of working directly from manipulated drawings. Part of GENERATION, Scotland’s nationwide exhibition programme. May 2014
Timebank
By Alex WildeArtwork commissioned in response to the Mandela Celebration event, capturing the time that people pledged to contribute to improving our local community in support of Mandela’s call to action. August 2014.
Artwork commissioned in response to the Mandela Celebration event, capturing the time that people pledged to contribute to improving our local community in support of Mandela’s call to action. August 2014.
1913: Rite of Spring
By Alys Owen, Suzanne Dery, Marie-Michelle Deschamps, and Lauren HallCollaboration of the Glasgow School of Art, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, and Scottish BBC Symphony Orchestra in response to the 100th Anniversary of Igor Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring. May 2013
Collaboration of the Glasgow School of Art, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, and Scottish BBC Symphony Orchestra in response to the 100th Anniversary of Igor Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring. May 2013