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Nicola Walls
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Architect, Art Explorer, Board Member for Tron Theatre Glasgow tron.co.uk & WASPS waspsstudios.org.uk Assistant Design Manager at University of Edinburgh Estates Department ed.ac.uk/estates promoting #InclusiveDesign
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Morning commute - 29th Sept 2025 or 1875…?! #Glasgow #Filming
Old horse drawn carriage on tarmac road surface with large grand stone building behind. View taken on John Street as it cuts behind the City Chambers. There is a cart with a brass top urn in the foreground, with a large old horse drawn wagon with the words ‘Theatrical Removals’ on the side behind. In the background is the top of a blonde sandstone building.
September 29, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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Arrived home from work - to a different city!! 😳 #Film #Spiderman
View of red sandstone warehouse building in the Merchant City, Glasgow. In the foreground there is a pole with street signage and a grey box with the words ‘Traffic control - New York City’ embossed on it. On the road behind there is a glimpse of a yellow cab.
August 12, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Favourite piece in the exhibition ‘To Improvise a Mountain’ thoughtfully curated by Lynette Yiadom-Boakye @leedsmuseums.bsky.social #ArtExplorer
Text based artwork reading ‘If I can’t have love I’ll take sunshine’ against a dramatically lit white wall
July 15, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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Quick trip to #Leeds to introduce the screening of the brilliant drama-documentary ‘E.1027: Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea’ at #HydeParkPictureHouse. Loved sharing my thoughts on the making and survival of this #Modernist masterpiece. #TheStoriesWeTell #LeedsHeritageTheatres
An oblique view of a large cinema screen with the film title over a bright blue sky. In the bottom left corner there is a silhouette of a woman in black looking up at a corner of a white house.
July 15, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Fun #ArtExplorer evening at the New Contemporaries exhibition @royalscottishacad.bsky.social - lots of bold and ambitious work by artists setting out on their career. On until 16th April. Definitely worth a visit!
View of IPAD BABY by Madeleine Marg. A white mannequin of a baby sitting in white cot reaching up to a mobile of iPhones. In the foreground there is a children’s railway set with the train made of colourful iPhones. General view of a gallery with various work. There is a couple viewing the work. View of piece entitled ‘I’m Still Here’ by Jen Meldrum. A plaster torso is semi buried in a pile of soil, bark and twigs. There is a screen on a white plinth behind showing a film of a white sheet laid across the forest floor.
March 20, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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A wonderful visit this weekend to Kelburn Estate near Largs. Main intention had been to see the #Graffiti #Castle - but I was thrilled to find the #Art waiting to be discovered on the walk up through the forest Glen. Perfect #ArtExplorer activity!
View of little concrete houses on metal rods staked into the ground and onto miss covered logs resting on the forest floor. Title and artist unknown Aluminium ‘Standing Stone’ by Ruby Loveday. Large cast piece perched high above wooded glen. There is a bridge over a burn in the background. View of Kelburn Castle where the harled finish of the oldest part has been painted by Brazilian street artists to create a dynamic and visually arresting large scale work. Windows become the facial features of cartoon like characters and there is a riot of colour across the south facing wall.
March 16, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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Happy New Year! Ventured out for a short walk this afternoon after the sleet had cleared.
Countryside view as light is fading. A bank of trees in the foreground with hills shrouded in low cloud behind. The silhouettes of trees emerge out of the mist.
January 1, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Had a billiant day with friends enjoying #ArtExplorer activity in #Perth. Included a second viewing of the powerful ‘Knife Angel’, a visit to the transformed Perth Museum to see the Stone of Destiny, and finally a whirl around the fabulous Scottish collection in the Art Gallery! #Culture #Heritage
View of Knife Angel sculpture standing in front of Museum. A large 27feet tall sculpture of angel made from 100,000 knives collected from knife amnesty bins. By artist Alfie Bradley and British Ironworks Centre. For me the expressive hands and face are asking ‘Why?’ - a powerful statement against knife crime. Internal view of the large central space in the refurbished Perth Museum. At the centre of the space sits a large timber box which houses the galleries housing the Stone of Destiny experience. View of some of the Museum collection. There is a timber model of a church on a timber plinth and timber fretwork and a stone in a glass display case. These sit in front of a richly decorated wall with an old arched timber door and large painted portrait. Photo of ‘Label, Infanta Maria Theresa’ by artist Derrick Guild. A portrait of a young woman in the style of an Old Masters painting spread across multiple paper tags. The young woman has decorations in her auburn hair and her white gown is decorated with strings of pearls.
December 15, 2024 at 10:05 AM
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Some beautiful work for sale and a great chance for some relaxed browsing for #Gifts
View of stalls displaying stained glass work, including Christmas tree decorations in the foreground. Stained glass pieces with heart motifs sitting on a table with a white table cloth. There are hanging stained glass pieces in front of the window behind the table. A general view of the market hall with ceramics on the table on the foreground and pictures on the walls in the background.
November 24, 2024 at 4:19 PM
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A bit of a Tunnock tea cake vibe on #Glasgow City Chambers this evening ❤️
A close up photo showing part of a historic building facade with decorative stone detailing. There are red / white patterns in lights projected across the building.
November 15, 2024 at 10:00 PM
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Really enjoyed the artist talk and opening of the #Exhibition @talbotricegallery.bsky.social Stunning work by Gabrielle Goliath and great to see Guadalupe Maravilla in action. Go see! #ArtExplorer
Looking down into the White Gallery space with two large video screens propped against the wall showing ‘Personal Accounts 2024’ by artist Gabrielle Goliath. Both screens show parts of a female face with pink hair against a turquoise background. Artist Guadalupe Maravilla drawing on the large circular base of his sculptural piece entitled ‘Disease Thrower #9’ 2019, located in the historic architecture of the Georgian Gallery.
October 27, 2024 at 11:32 PM
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Dashing between Kings Cross and Euston stations this morning have stumbled across ‘the cradle of social housing’ - Somers Town Stories. What a rich mix of #Community #Culture #Heritage ❤️
August 20, 2024 at 8:47 AM
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First post! As a lover of contemporary #Art #Dance & #Theatre Edinburgh is the place to be in August. Yesterday was an enjoyable day of #Exhibitions, shows and simply soaking up the atmosphere!
View of University of Edinburgh's Old College Quadrangle with the huge artwork entitled 'TSIATSIA- Searching for Connection' by artist El Anatsul. Made from aluminium bottle tops, it is hanging in front of the Talbot Rice Art Gallery View of Calum Colvin's artwork 'This Living Hand' - a working set of his remarkable constructed photographs. On display at Summerhall. A cropped still image of the remarkable animated backdrop to 1927's production 'Please Right Back' at The Studio of the Festival Theatre.
August 11, 2024 at 9:39 PM