The Magic Box, Edinburgh Printmakers 2014

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‘The Magic Box’ was a solo exhibition/installation/ public art project at Edinburgh Printmakers, commissioned by Edinburgh InternationalFestival (1 August – 6 September 2014). This composite archaeology of Colvin’s research engaged with aspects of history, creativity, performance, audience participation and public … Continued

Burnsiana, the book! Luath Press 2013

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This unique reflection on the world of Robert Burns places a range of photographic artworks by celebrated Scottish artist Calum Colvin alongside poems written in response to each work by ‘weel-kent’ Scots poet Rab Wilson. Colvin’s multi-referential artworks are concerned … Continued

Burnsiana, the exhibition! 2013

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Contemporary mixed media exhibition Solo show of recent work by Calum Colvin – Venue: Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, Alloway, Ayr, KA7 4PQ – Dates: 7 June – 15 September 2013 Calum Colvin’s blends – the photographic and the painterly, the traditional and … Continued

Camera Lucida 2012

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The series of images here collectively entitled ‘Camera Lucida’ were made especially for the publication In Memoriam (Dundee University Press ISBN 9781845861391).  The original drawing they are based on is one of a series of eighteen from 1508 by the Renaissance master … Continued

Twa Plack 2009

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The work of the same title is based on the ‘Twa Plack’ label/stamp (above) produced in 1959 by the Scottish Secretariat (a radical organisation founded in 1926) as part of an unsuccessful campaign to persuade the Postmaster General to issue … Continued

Perception 2009

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Guest editorial essay (volume 38, pages 633 – 637) by Professor Nick Wade on ‘Natural Magic’ at The Royal Scottish Academy 2009. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1068/p3805ed