citylikeyou — Blackford Hill — Edinburgh by Alex Gibbs

Edinburgh / Place

One of the great things about Edinburgh is its abnormally large number of gardens and open spaces, including seven hills in and around it. A walk up this particular one on a sunny day is really pleasant. To the North you can see over the city to the sea and to the South you can see right in to the dark depths of the Scottish countryside.

Address
Blackford Hill, Blackford, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Painter

Current city: Edinburgh

alex-gibbs.com

Alex Gibbs was born in the James Paget hospital of Great Yarmouth. He now however is a painter who lives and works in Edinburgh. Above is a photo of him trying to look cool and below are some photos of some places he likes in the city. He does not like writing in third person.

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Edinburgh / Gallery

There has been an increasing number of small galleries and artist-run spaces emerging in Edinburgh recently. Superclub is one that definitely stands out. It's housed in an old garage/tyre depot that has been converted into a gallery upstairs and studio spaces down below. They put on exhibitions, bands, films and all sorts of other fun stuff. It’s a really exciting place. My studio is here.

Edinburgh / Shop

A cracking wee bookshop. They have an excellent range of arts magazines, journals, books and zines.

Edinburgh / Gallery

One of the larger contemporary art galleries in the city, The Fruitmarket puts on some big shows. It also has a fine variety of magazines and books in its shop. Particularly impressive is their use of whiskey as drink of choice for exhibition openings. Above the gallery is Waverley Bridge, Edinburgh’s most popular suicide spot.

Edinburgh / Restaurant

Sister restaurant to Civerinos.

Edinburgh / Department Store

Custom Lane is a collaborative centre for design and making. Conceived by GRAS, Custom Lane is a collaborative platform created to identify, support and celebrate emerging world-class design in Scotland. Custom Lane is an evolving, collaborative experiment in creating the most engaging, enriching and enjoyable work environment for designers and design-led makers in Scotland.