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12: Amy Copeman - Fruits

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Amy Copeman, Hosted by Kim Johnston Dressmaking @ Regent Street

Primarily working as a photographer Amy has an interest in social and environmental issues. For the Garden Gallery Amy will be hanging images of global transport incorporated into the form of exotic out of season fruits. Amy’s work has also been selected for the ‘Power of Three’ public art commission and will be on display on the Promenade, work no 3.

Title of work - Fruits

This piece represents the fragile state of the planet on which we live. The fruits represent different ways in which we are destroying its nature cycles and what will happen as a result. The native fruits to the UK with the planes printed on represent the importation of fruit we can find here within the UK, the tropical fruit show the non native fruits which we will soon be able to grow here in the UK as the temperature continues to rise.

www.amberroome.co.uk/artists/amy_copeman

Last Updated on Tuesday, 08 November 2011 21:22  

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Big Things on the Beach is a public art trust in Portobello, a seaside suburb close to the city centre of Edinburgh, Scotland. It was formed by a group of residents in 2003 to explore the potential of the seafront as a site for engagement with public artworks by both emerging and established artists.

Since 2004 we have commissioned artists to create substantial temporary artworks, trained ourselves and others in the process of commissioning public artworks through international site visits and guest lectures and successfully raised funding to these ends.

Our current project - The Big Welcome - is supported by Creative Scotland, Portobello & Craigmillar Neighbourhood Partnership and Edinburgh City Libraries