Marc Cairns is an architectural designer, gallerist and project director based in Glasgow, Scotland.
Co-founder and director of Pidgin Perfect, a multi-award winning creative studio established in 2011 which brings together people, clients and place to help build better communities for everyone. Pidgin Perfect uses a unique multi-skilled approach combining research, participation and design (RPD) around the built environment, placing the community at the heart of their projects.
Pidgin Perfect proudly represented Scotland at the 2012 Venice Architecture Biennale as part of the project ‘Critical Dialogues’, the project also received the prestigious Royal Scottish Academy Medal for Architecture.
In spring 2012 Marc began his role as a director of MANY, an arts organisation and studio provider located in the Merchant City of Glasgow. In this role, Marc also supports the development and programming of The Telfer Gallery, an artist led contemporary art gallery hosted by MANY Studios.
This is a diaristic blog by Marc which documents his working and personal life.
Follow Marc on Twitter and Instagram; @marcgcairns
‘Ephemeral Dreams’ by Luna Jungeun Lee, 2013. Part of ‘Get Lucky Yourself’ by Alejandra Contreras & Luna Jungeun Lee at @waspstudios #Hanson Street until Friday 31st May, 12-6 daily. Luna is one of four artist concluding the 2012/2013 @manystudios Graduate Residency Programme. #glasgow #scotland #uk #art #artist #artwork #painting #printmaking #korean #artist #orange #juice #colour #imagined #dream #landscape #gallery #exhibition (at WASPS Hanson Street)
The beautiful artists. Alejandra Contreras (Mexico) and Luna Jungeun Lee (S. Korea) present ‘Get Lucky Yourself’ tonight at @waspsstudios as part of the final outcome of their 2012/2013 Graduate Residency at @manystudios… Great work, girls! #glasgow #scotland #uk #art #artist #artwork #creative #design #print #sculpture #painting #gallery #exhibition #residency #girls #pretty #preview #night (at WASPS Hanson Street)
Friday night at @The_Telfer with @BGHManders helping our next 2013 programme artist to prepare for her preview of #Garba on Friday 31st May, 6-9pm. Hand painting walls and promo design… #galleryboys! 👍 #glasgow #scotland #uk #gallery #exhibition #art #artist #artwork #orange #walls #ladders #painting #working #guy #beard #designer #scruff #gallerist (at The Telfer Gallery)
Site specific installation by Mark Harasimowicz at ‘Tsuchiya & Stickland Ltd’ at the Savoy Centre. #glasgow #scotland #uk #art #artist #exhibition #gallery #temporary #space #project #arcade #machine #plastic #painting (at Tsuchiya & Stickland Ltd)
Best. Painting. Ever. #royals #prince #princess #baby #wtf #omg #whats #wrong #with #that #baby #looks #like #a #monkey #diana #charles #william #uk #windsor #art #painting (at The Barras Market)
‘We Could’ve Left It White’ by @hamishchapman tonight at @GSofA… #glasgow #scotland #uk #scots #art #installation #sculpture #painting #yuka #projection #white #timber (at Glasgow School of Art)
Sunday trip to @GlasgowTramway with @hamishchapman today… #LazySunnySunday #glasgow #scotland #uk #gallery #scots #exhibition #art #artist #painting #spring (at The Tramway)
@hamishchapman signing away all his iPhone photo rights to @GlasgowTramway at the Jack McConville exhibition in Tramway 5… Very odd visitor experience. #glasgow #scotland #uk #gallery #exhibition #art #artist #legal #law #rights #please #no #photos #painting #visitor #experience (at The Tramway)
‘Fishing Girl Scarf’, 2013 by New York based artist Ella Kruglyanskaya. Part of her first UK solo exhibition, Double-Crossed, at Kendall Koppe, Glasgow… 💃🐟 #glasgow #scotland #uk #scot #art #gallery #exhibition #painting #illustration #artwork #square (at Kendall Koppe)
The incredible backdrop to my meeting in Edinburgh this morning… Fancy! #edinburgh #scotland #uk #scots #work #art #painting #portraits #architects #architecture #institute #royal #rias #georgian #fancy (at Rutland Square)
