PAS (Planning Aid Scotland)
By Leaves We Live: East Coast Biodiversity and Coastal Challenges 2013
In this project, inspired by the polymathic vision of Sir Patrick Geddes, Mary worked with planner, Paul Lewis, to devise a programme which would help planners to engage with the environmental challenges facing the east coast of Scotland. Their itinerary, over two weekends, included visits to the unfettered developments spreading southward from Aberdeen, to the flood-hit community of Stonehaven and to nature reserves at Fowlsheugh and St. Cyrus.
Following the residency, Mary was commissioned to produce an artwork inspired by the project, and made a piece sparked by the words of the RSPB warden who had guided the group at the Fowlsheugh seabird colony, “What do we want in our future?”.
Wing, Slate