LOVE | Glasgow International

In a bouncy castle, four people are jumping around. There is a small monitor in the middle of the left side wall of the bouncy castle. The monitor has an image of two mouths sticking their tongues out in a bright background.

In an empty swimming pool. There are eight artworks, printed on inflated boxes. A sculpture of two men kissing. On its left is a large inflated box with the image of a flower. In the centre is a woman in a leopard jumpsuit printed on a giant inflated piece in the same shape. Behind it, multicoloured cube with the words LOVE. On the left, the shape of a wrench. Behind it, a sculpture of two women in an embrace. Lastly, one with a picture of a mouth with a tongue sticking out.

Govanhill Baths

For GI 2014, Anthea Hamilton & Nicholas Byrne inhabited Govanhill Baths with large brightly-coloured suspended and free-standing inflatable sculptures. The inflatables incorporated influences from advertising, popular culture, psychedelia and an underlying cheeky sexuality. It was a re-imagining of a project originally presented at Poplar Baths in London during the 2012 Olympics.

The collaboration extended the duo’s interest in the theatrical and sensory experience of art. The project also allowed visitors to access Govan Hill Baths, a beautiful example of early twentieth century civic architecture, which first opened in 1914.

Supported by Homecoming Scotland and Culture 2014