Joanne Tatham & Tom O’Sullivan
‘The indirect exchange of uncertain value’

Installation view ‘The indirect exchange of uncertain value’, A Collective off-site project at Fettes College, Edinburgh, 2011
2011
Plywood, timber, paint
Cat structure: 590 x 710 x 150 cm, Boot structure: 340 x 500 x 200 cm

The indirect exchange of uncertain value was developed in response to the nature of public and private space within Edinburgh. The imposing landmark of Fettes College building, with its extensive grounds, brings issues of public and private space into sharp focus. The project will work with and against this context to consider the wider relationship of the public to the private, with particular reference to the role of education and the instrumentalisation of art within the public sphere for the public good.