Ettie Spencer, hosted by No. 10 @ the Promenade

Ettie’s work addresses post-modern, popular culture and the state of the world today. She sees the modern world as reflective of an arrogance, a sense of disorder, and a lack of a common purpose. The work consists of planted tobacco and will be a satellite project as part of the of the Tobacco House series. Work will also be located in St Margaret’s House on London Road in Edinburgh.

Title of work - Smokin - as part of the Tobacco House series

A crop of tobacco will be grown in the garden. With its history of harvesting by slave labour in the US, and grown as a cash crop in 3rd World countries, exploitation and a bad smell sticks to this lush looking plant. Yet, grown against a backdrop of the inner city, it will provide a rich visual texture and an opportunity for urban dwellers to engage in the therapeutic activity of growing things.

www.tobaccohouse.co.uk