The Edinburgh Reporter May 2024

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Jupiter Artland opens for the summer

Hidden Door

celebrates

10th birthday

By STAFF REPORTER

JUPITER ARTLAND AT

BONNINGTON HOUSE near

Wilkieston is to feature an installation

of new sculptural works by Glasgow-

based artist Laura Aldridge this year,

“bringing together the cosmic with

the everyday, building a world

indoors and outdoors filled with

fictions, songs, luscious colour and

sensual texture”.

The indoors/outdoors exhibition

will be open from 11 May to 29

September.

Aldridge’s varied artistic activities

are imbued with a sense of freedom

and play, leaving space for audiences’

own interpretations and feelings.

Also opening at the same time

this spring are Andrew Sim’s new

paintings that will transform The

Ballroom space at Jupiter into a

dreamlike forest, with plants and

trees growing beneath rainbows

and star-studded skies. Sim lives and

works in New York and London

drawing on everyday experiences

representing their experience of

Queerness. Winged horses, flowers,

rainbows and werewolves have all

featured in this painted mythology.

This exhibition of brand new work

continues Sim’s exploration of trees,

with works made on-site at Jupiter

and at the artist’s London studio.

Laura Aldridge’s work combines

luscious colour and sensual texture

with handmade and collaged

qualities.

Richly glazed ceramics, elements

sculpted in modroc and fishing

floats are illuminated among soft

folds of fabric.

http://www.jupiterartland.org

DON’T MISS the floral event of

the year.

Global flower show Fleurs de

Villes returns to the Royal Botanic

Garden Edinburgh for the UK

premiere of the new show Fleurs

de Villes ARTISTE, a floral

celebration of remarkable artists,

created by the capital’s talented

florists.

Experience incredible fresh

floral mannequins inspired by

Edinburgh’s vibrant art scene, and

enjoy floral talks and demos,

picnics, afternoon teas and more.

New this year, visit the Fleurs de

Villes Tea Salon in Inverleith House

or immerse yourself in the beauty

of ARTISTE with floral-inspired

drinks and a live DJ at one of two

exclusive Le Soir evenings.

Inverleith House Lawn, Royal

Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Friday, May 31 – Sunday, June 9, 2024

Open daily 10:15 – 18:

(last entry time 16:45)

Admission fee £23 for adults, £20 for

seniors and RBGE members, and

£11 for children (4-16 years). A

family discount (2 adults & 2

children) is priced at £56.

DANNY BOYLE the British director noted

for Transpotting set in Edinburgh is being

celebrated at Cineworld this month with a

mini festival of four of his films. Tickets are

on sale for the event at £5 a ticket.

FILMS WILL INCLUDE

7 May - Sunshine - Futuristic sci-fi thriller

penned by Alex Garland returns to the big

screen starring Cilian Murphy and Chris

Evans.

14 May - Shallow Grave - Celebrate the

30th anniversary of Boyle’s dark comic

debut feature featuring Ewan McGregor and

Christopher Eccleston.

21 May - 28 Days Later - The legendary

British zombie movie returns to the big

screen. Take in the deserted streets of

London and the journey into the

unknown...

28 May - Trainspotting - Choose Life.

Choose Trainspotting as the iconic gritty

cult classic gets a 4K Restoration and will be

screened nationwide on May 28th

Stuart Crane, VP of Film Cineworld Group

said: “Danny Boyle is undeniably one of

Britain’s greatest directors, and we’re

thrilled to bring back a selection of his

most memorable titles to the big screen

for only £5. Whatever your taste in films,

there’s a cinematic delight for every taste

in this tribute to Danny Boyle.”

Premier at

Botanics

By PHYLLIS STEPHEN

HIDDEN DOOR FESTIVAL is 10 this year and

will hold a birthday party in the St James

Quarter car park on 10 and 11 May.

The location was kept secret until recently,

and the underground venue is very much in

keeping with the ethos of the arts and music

festival while it is also quite different. Usually

Hidden Door use a venue which has lain empty

for a while pending redevelopment, but this

time the festival will be held in the pristine

surroundings of Level B3 of the underground

car park which is painted white and has lights

above each space to tell drivers if it is free.

This will be a two night programme of

music, visual art and performance.

Edinburgh Tool Library also celebrate their

10th anniversary in 2024 and will help to create

a custom bar. The venue is fully accessible with

lift access and it is only a few minutes from

public transport.

Making With Pride will help with other

aspects of the build in partnership with LGBT

Health & Wellbeing.

Hazel Johnson, Festival Director of Hidden

Door, said: “B3 is unlike any other space that

has played host to a Hidden Door event and we

can’t wait to reveal its transformation in May.

This vast basement car park has plenty of room

to play with. We’ll be making the most of the

wide open floorplan, whilst creating nooks and

crannies amongst the pillars for people to

explore the art installations and projections.

“Hidden Door’s 10th birthday event is the

perfect opportunity to celebrate the past decade

of festivals, collaborations, community and

creative innovation - and what better way to do

that than by opening up another of Edinburgh’s

fascinating spaces and filling it with art, music

and performance! 

“We can’t wait to welcome you to our

birthday bash, to celebrate what has been - and

what is yet still to come!”

Susan Hewlett, Brand and Marketing

director at St James Quarter, said: “We’re really

excited to work with Hidden Door and host

their 10th anniversary party, bringing life,

music and art into this unexpected space. We

have already hosted Edinburgh College of Art’s

Graduate Fashion Show as well as a ‘Deaf Rave’

in B3 but to now optimise this vast space which

has incredible acoustics, with one of the biggest

arts organisations in the city is amazing.

“Everything we do at St James Quarter is

woven into the city’s culture, celebrating its rich

heritage. We can’t wait to welcome event-goers

to what will be a really special showcase of

music and arts in one of the most creative

cities, under a destination that’s redefining

retail as a new lifestyle quarter.

The programme will be curated by synth-pop

duo Maranta around their multi sensory live show

Microsteria. Paradise Palms Record will join in on

the Friday night and EHFM on the Saturday

introducing a long list of musical acts and DJs.

As well as music, artwork created by 18

visual artists will be on display - and audiences

are promised “surprises”. On Saturday 11 May

the doors will be open for free between 1 and

5pm with bars sponsored by Bellfield Brewery.

Hidden Door will be back in the autumn with a

five day festival at a secret location yet to be

announced.

hiddendoorarts.org/tickets

Danny on the Boyle

Jupiter Artland