The state of Edinburgh’s public realm in general and Picardy Place in particular have come in for a lot of criticism lately.
As an experiment, we wondered whether a mix of sunshine, poetic perspective and positive thinking might change the way we feel about Broughton's newly created Fantasy Island.
See what you think.
If you find yourself on the path between Five Ways Junction and Lower Granton Road anytime soon, whap oot your smartphone and hae a wee swatch at this sign by the entrance to East Trinity Road Tunnel.
The QR code links to a spoken poem: ‘No Birds Land’, by Tamsin Grainger.
It’s about birds: their song, their chirps and chirrups, their presence or disturbing absence in this echoing drip-lined passage.
It is distinctly odd. Stuttering. Repetititve. Alliterative. Bird-ish. Occasionally squawky.