à la carte, three exhibitions in the collective gallery guest room

The Collective Gallery invited echo to take up residence in their Guest room, where echo presented three exhibitions, showcasing two emerging artists and a selection of artists films. For starters Richard Battersby and Chris Grieves returned from London with a tropical club for Northern Europe's chilling winter, The Coma Lounge Edinburgh pampered its clientele with deluxe furnishings, seductive visuals, mouth-watering nibbles, exotic cocktails and relaxing melodies to refresh, entice and delight Northern Europe's bodies and minds. More than fifty of the region's finest minds were called upon  to  create specially-commissioned one minute sound pieces to complement the sights and smells.Then Darren Farquhar stepped in with his hearty main course sculptural installation and performance involving altitude, judge beastiallity and fishing rods. For pudding visitors were invited to retire to the cosy living room, fight for the remote control and view a selection of new artist films from , Kit Abramson and Laura Van Tatenhove, Sandy Christie, Samantha Clarke, Benjamin Fallon, Michael Fortune, Philip Kennedy, Sabine Klaus, Rinat Kotler, Rachel Maclean, Lyndsay Mann, Molly Mishkas, Ayaka Okutsu and Ryan Siegan-Smith, Angelo Picozzi, Catherine Street and Naomi Sex.

Richard Battersby and Chris Grieves 20th December - 10th January

Darren Farquhar 15th - 21st January

Photography credit Sarah Rose Speed

Pudding, film exhibition, 24th January - 7th February
Pudding review in the Skinny by Fiona Haggerty

Kit Abramson and Laura Van Tatenhove             Sandy Christie                                                      Samantha Clarke     
'LEMON'                                                            'PADLOCKS'                                                          'SODIUM MERCURY TUNGSTEN HALOGEN NEON'

Benjamin Fallon                                               Michael Fortune                                                    Philip Kennedy
'IT'S NOT GOING TO STOP'                              'TERMINAL COMMUNICATION'                                 'IN RETROSPECT'           

Sabine Klaus                                                       Rinat Kotler                                                     Rachel Maclean
'TRENCH'                                                            'BABYSITTING'                                                 'TAE THINK AGAIN'

Lyndsay Mann                                                   Molly Mishkas                                                   Ayaka Okutsu and Ryan Siegan-Smith
'TWENTY FOUR MORE HOURS OF PROGRESS'     'HERE NO EVIL'                                                'NEO- DEPRESSIONISTS'

Angelo Picozzi                                                   Catherine Street                                               Naomi Sex
'00:06:03:08'                                                  'SEVEN FOOLS'                                                 'PRACTICE MAKES PRACTICE'