MEDIA RELEASE: Electric glen gets off to a brilliant start

February 5, 2016
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Recent textiles graduate GSA alumna
Hazel Dunn has brought light and life to one of the west of Scotland’s most
beautiful parks as part of an outdoor arts project at Rouken Glen Park, East
Renfrewshire. Her patterns, based on a found pattern sample book dating back to
1814, are projected
on to a path beside the burn that once fed Thornliebank Printworks, and the
result is a stunning moving walkway that combines history and heritage with
state of the art digital technology.
One of Scotland’s best
loved parks, Rouken Glen, has switched on its spectacular Electric Glen
lighting festival.  The must-see event of this
winter is setting the Giffnock park alight at night as Electric Glen takes
visitors on a journey back to the tropics, and interprets the colours and
creativity of the fabrics that were dyed in the park’s burn 200 years ago.

Lifesaving hero and East
Renfrewshire Citizen of the Year, 13-year-old Andrew Paton performed the
Electric Glen official opening ceremony against the back drop of an
illuminated boating lake. Andrew saved his grandad’s life last year after he
fell out of his boat into Loch Fyne, and he was guest of honour at the
event’s launch.

A total number of 24,000
visitors are expected through the gates of the park throughout the duration
of the festival which runs from 4-14 February.  The creative director
behind the new event is world-renowned Phil Supple who designed the lighting
for the Tower of London installation, Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red. He
said: “We’re looking forward to bringing light and life to the dark winter
months in one of the west of Scotland’s most beautiful parks.”

East Renfrewshire Council
leader, Councillor Jim Fletcher said: “This has been an astonishing evening
and Electric Glen is definitely a must-see event. The festival brings
together some fantastic artists working together with visuals, sounds and
animation to bring the heritage of the park to life.

“Electric Glen 2016 is a
feast for all the senses and a fantastic way to see Rouken Glen Park through
new eyes. Not only is Electric Glen creating a positive emotional connection
between local communities and the place they live, it’s a great way to get
people outdoors to socialise during the middle of winter.”

Andrew Paton, said: “It’s
great to be asked to Rouken Glen to open this amazing event. I’m really
pleased to launch the Electric Glen lighting festival. It all looks
fantastic. I’ll be telling my mates they should come along.”

Other creative talents
contributing to Electric Glen include Novak who create live 3D visuals for
Calvin Harris and Disclosure, and West of Scotland illustrator and printmaker
recent art school graduate Hazel Dunn.


Festival-goers can witness
the beautifully lit boating pond, atmospheric glen and illuminated landscape
that tells the human and natural history of the park. Tickets are available
from www.electricglen.co.uk
 or www.ticketmaster.co.uk



Hazel Dunn’s
textiles are available from the GSA Shop (at 164 Renfrew Street or online) as
part of Rayha, a collaboration with fellow graduate Alexandra Bland.

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