MATT BAKER

Gorbals, Glasgow 2002 Bronze hanging figure, photographic laminate + bonfire remains. Total height 20 metres. Gatekeeper marks the third complete rebuilding of the gorbals in the last 150 years. With Dan Dubowitz.

Inverness 2008 The first public place created as part of the revitalised Old Town district – the space of virtue comprises 3 outcrops of stone, each has a birch tree growing from it and is named for one of the newly chosen virtues. This project is dedicated to Evi Westmore 1975-2007

Govan Riverside Housing Estate, Glasgow 2011-12 In March 2011 I was commissioned by Glasgow Housing Association as artist-in-residence to Govan Riverside Housing Estate. This was to be the beginning of an amazing journey that continually opened new paths into issues of identity, democracy and power. There are three entries on this site devoted to Govan…

Both sides of the River Clyde at Govan, Glasgow 2012 A public art event using obsolete technology to hurl language across Glasgow’s River Clyde led by Matt Baker & ts Beall, as part of Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art 2012. The project included 15 artists, 18 partner organisations, and 7 funders – 6 weeks…

Project shortlisted for Scottish Urban Regeneration Forum awards 2012 (Creativity). In March 2011 I was commissioned by Glasgow Housing Association as artist-in-residence to Govan Riverside Housing Estate. This was to be the beginning of an amazing journey that continually opened new paths into issues of identity, democracy and power. There are three entries on this…

Dumfries 1998 Permanent artwork, in two parts installed on either side of ‘The Caul’ across the River Nith in the town of Dumfries. Commissioned by Dumfries City Council with Dumfries and Galloway Arts Association and National Lottery. With Dan Dubowitz.

Castle Square, Stranraer Southwest Scotland 2011 Complete remodelling of the area around the ancient Castle of St. John in the centre of Stranraer – to create a new public space. The overall design was by Smith Scott Mullan Associates (architects). As lead artist I worked closely with architect Rachel Simmonds to weave artworks into the…

Glasgow 1999 A project of 10 installation works temporarily cited in ‘significantly overlooked’ spaces in Glasgow. Journeymen presented an alternative picture of the city during Glasgow’s reign as UK city of Architecture and Design in 1999. With Dan Dubowitz.

Glasgow 2004 120m permanent artwork forms a new boundary between private and public space in an urban regeneration project and reintroduces a strip of ‘wilderness’ to the landscape. With Sans façon    

Govan, Glasgow 2008 The Signets are the permanent installation marking the culmination of a 3 year project addressing the transformation of a wasteland site into a new community of 89 homes in the once iconic ‘Wine Alley’ area of Govan. See also Lead Artist Menu – Kintra Signets – for temporary artworks in this project. With Colin…