Edinburgh Research Explorer Out In The Open Citation for published version: Moore, D 2012, Out In The Open: Paraffin Harvester. in Out in the Open: public Art in West Lothian. 1 edn, vol. 1, West Lothian Council Community Arts, Scotland, pp. Images pages pp. 11 and 48. Works cited pp. 18 and 43, Quotatation p. 33. Feature p. 49 and Acknowlegements p. 95. <http://lmmscache1.server.westlothian.gov.uk/media/downloaddoc/1799441/2195888/Out_in_the_Open_Pu blic_Art_book> Link: Link to publication record in Edinburgh Research Explorer Document Version: Publisher's PDF, also known as Version of record Published In: Out in the Open Publisher Rights Statement: © Moore, D. (2012). Out In The Open: Paraffin Harvester. In Out in the Open. West Lothian Council, Scotland. 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Looking at the artwork will give you a fascinating insight into West Lothian, 37 St. Michael’s The map shows the location of the public artworks described in this 2 9 St Linlithgow Catholic Church 12 A904 Ninian’s Palace 37 N 6 10 11 2 its history and its people. There are also specially designed trails around Bathgate publication. More detailed information on the location, and a grid 38 12 9 Rd 2 and Livingston that will show you different pieces of public art, as well as offering 10 11 reference, is supplied with each artwork’s caption in the main text. Linlithgow M9 High St 6 Edinburgh Rd some interesting walks around the more hidden corners of these two towns. 38 B7015 Information is current at the date of publication. Rd 8 A803 Maps for these two self-guided walks are included at the back of this publication. W Port Station Falkirk Rd Winchburgh Back Rd Mains Linlithgow Canal Centre A706 1a Go to Art trails page Manse Rd Rd Manse Beecraigs Faucheldean AROUND THE TOWN ALONG THE WAY Wood 1 Rolling River p16 29 In Full Bloom p52 Linlithgow Linlithgow 2 Guyancourt Vennel Screen p18 30 Angel Sculpture p54 Academy 21 Broxburn 1 51 Rd 3 Angel of Peace p18 31 Bathgate Face p55 Torphicen 35 A899 Houstoun Newyeareld 4 Bathgate Arch p19 32 Poured Metal p56 Uphall 45 Burnside Wood Inveralmond Community 5 Community p20 33 Pyramid Cairn p56 27 A89 High School 6 Katie Wearie p20 34 Bathgate Mapstones p57 2 48 30 7 Till we meet again p21 35 Below and Above p58 M8 3 A801 A705 Livingston 8 Winchburgh Futures p22 Dechmont Alderston Rd A899 IN THE GARDEN 34 A899 THROUGH THE DOOR 36 Inspired by Zen p62 A800 41 20 Livingston Cousland Rd 9 Community – A Festival of Time p26 37 John Hope, 1st Marquis of Linlithgow p64 4 51 13 32 A89 A89 Carmondean 39 16 10 Linlinthgow in Bloom p28 38 Mary, Queen of Scots p65 36 Boghall 30 Peel Park Almond Rd 11 Marches Day p28 39 Glasgow Dog p66 Armadale A71 H Howden Bathgate 53 33 A705 Balbardie St. John’s Howden E. 16 Rd Torphicen 31 29 3a 39 13 Park of Peace Hospital 12 Linlithgow Burgh Halls p29 40 Deer p67 40 15 The Camps Golf Course Kirkton N. 15 42 44 East Calder 34 26 5 13 Sew To Speak p30 41 Robert Burns and Highland Mary p68 55 1 3 43 B7015 Kirknewton B7015 Blackridge 25 28 23 14 Birth of Sky p31 47 14 44 Livingston Rd 17 18 54 22 49 Balmuir Rd Bathgate Calder Park Rd BY THE WATER 19 7 46 Howden S. A705 Dedridge A800 B7015 42 Almondvale Livingston 55 ROUND THE CORNER 42 Wave Poem p72 Seaeld 26 Village 43 B8046 52 4 24 50 Almondvale5 3 15 Florum Cultura p34 43 Abstract Steel p73 A706 Blackburn Livingston 25Park Almond Valley Football Club 28 Mill Rd Museum 16 Abstract Totem p36 44 Old Men of Hoy p74 Blvd A705 1 17 Floral Stone p37 45 Kirkhill Pillar Project - Saturn p75 Whitburn 41 The Centre 23 Alderston Rd 47 14 Almondvale 18 Celtic Stone p37 46 Earth Wisdom p76 MenziesRd Bridge 4 22 Polbeth St B7015 South Rd 19 Leaf Lines p38 Glasgow Rd 54 17 18 Almondvale Rd 49 King St 20 Under the Sky TV p39 ON THE ROAD 19 7 46 West Calder 32 Kirkton 21 Shale People p40 47 Windvane Family p80 Marjoribanks 48 NORgate p82 Longridge Rd Kirkton Dedridge E. A89 Pkwy Addiewell Public Park A71 ON THE DOORSTEP 49 Compass p84 Stoneyburn Edinburgh RdSt Quarry Park 22 Three Sheep p44 50 Dyke Swarm p84 Whitburn Simpson Bents 23 Standing Stones p45 51 Chrysalis p84 B7002 Harperrig Bathgate Golf Course 24 Reveal p46 52 The Horn p85 A71 Reservoir Dedridge W. Charleseld Rd Murieston 25 Symbiosis p47 53 Saw Tooth Ramps p86 Fauldhouse 31 Bankton 24 Bankton Rd Mains Park Murieston E. 26 Sheep p47 29 50 27 Poppies p48 ON THE EDGE W. A706 Livingston Alderston South 28 Paraffin Harvester p49 54 Lanthorn Foot p92 Rd 55 Strive p92 A704 Cobbinshaw Reservoir A70 Writer/ Researcher: Wendy E. Ball Photographer: Luigi Di Pasquale Designer: Chay Nicholson Out Project Manager: Camille Archer in the Open Around the Through the Round the Town Door Corner Public Art in West Lothian p14 p24 p32 Foreword p9 Welcome p11 On the Along the Way In the Garden Introduction p12 Doorstep Around the Town p14 Through the Door p24 Round the Corner p32 On the Doorstep p42 Along the Way p50 p42 p50 p60 Published in 2012 by West Lothian Council Community Arts In the Garden p60 Copyright © West Lothian Council, 2012 By the Water p70 By the Water On the Road On the Edge On the Road p78 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced On the Edge p88 without the prior permission in writing of the Publisher. Acknowledgements p95 ISBN: 978-0-9575028-0-2 Art Trails p96 p70 p78 p88 p9 FOREWORD I am delighted to contribute to this splendid book, OUT IN THE OPEN a celebration of the public art in West Lothian. Jupiter Artland is a private contemporary sculpture park, bordering West Lothian and Edinburgh, which is open to the public. Now in its fifth year with 31 commissions under our belt it is still a relative baby alongside the 50 years of commissioning by West Lothian Council and its predecessors. At Jupiter Artland, the essence of the commissioning process is the artist engaging with the landscape on a very intimate level and the result is that the viewer is drawn into a world that is evoked by the relationship between art, land and viewer. As friendly neighbours, we are acutely aware of what public art means to the community of West Lothian. Beyond planning conditions, it’s the interjection of art on our lives day to day that is so valuable. The art represented in this book creates widely different experiences for its audiences: silent contemplation, (Deer at West Lothian Crematorium), art to be seen at speed whilst whizzing round a roundabout (Wind Vane Family in Livingston) or art that becomes so familiar it informs the very fabric of our lives (Wave Poem by Ian Hamilton Finlay enveloped by plants in an underpass). A healthy public art programme leads to vibrant landscapes, which in turn leads to a strong sense of belonging and ultimately a stronger community. JUPITER ARTLAND Bonnington House Steadings Nicky Wilson Wilkieston, Edinburgh EH27 8BB Jupiter Artland p11 WELCOME It is recognised that where artists and communities work to create public art, it helps create a sense of place and pride in local environments. Many of the works of art across West Lothian contained within this book were established using local artists and local contractors and many were predominately funded by developer contributions. West Lothian Council continues to support public art and has done so through developing internal partnerships between Planning and Economic Development and Community Arts services, as well as working externally with communities and developers to increase civic appreciation of shared spaces, in both the natural and the built environments. Participating in culture and leisure activities such as public art increases the quality of life of those who live, work and visit West Lothian. Consequently, I commend this book to you and would encourage you to “get out into the open” and experience West Lothian’s impressive array of public art for yourself. Councillor Cathy Muldoon Depute Leader of West Lothian Council & Vice Chair of Culture & Leisure Policy Development and Scrutiny Panel p12 Out in the Open p13 Right: Greendykes Bing, near Broxburn, view from the west. The “torso” of Niddrie Woman as conceived by John Latham. remarkably resilient and have found ways to adapt and reinvent As Livingston New Town developed through the 1980s and Artworks in this collection INTRODUCTION themselves. Evidence of this resilience can be seen in the way 1990s, the role of the public art in the town subtly shifted to To decide what artwork to include in this publication, a definition people respond to their built environment and many of the humanise the developing industrial and residential areas, with of public art is needed.