In Glasgow this morning there was STORM! The huge figure walked to music composed by Portobello’s own Mairi Campbell in a very uplifting spectacle.
From the makers of Big Man Walking Vision Mechanics from Edinburgh comes a folklore giant made-real, to kick off the Coastal Connections: Festival in a Day. Storm lives in the waters around Scotland, and in 2020 she walks on land to share maritime stories of the sea.
At ten metres tall, her eyes are the colour of oyster shells, her hair thick strands of kelp, her voice the chorus of the waves. Aided by eight puppeteers, Storm will visit the heart of towns and villages across the country, gazing down at the beauty of our coastlines, urging care for the environment every step of the way.
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