The Upstairs Basement
TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS & WORK SPACE
Winter opening hours: from 9th October 2026 - spring 2027
Friday to Sunday 12 - 5pm
Generously sponsored by:
Murray and Henderson Chartered Accountants
Gair Dunlop is an artist, researcher and senior lecturer in Contemporary Art based at DJCAD, Scotland.
He works with film, photography, archive material and publication in the widest sense, believing that art is about working with people to explore our changing world.
He has a particular interest in the intersection of art, science and technology in the landscape- both in physical space and in the imagination. He also makes playful works including signage and ceramic editions which explore our relationship with land, cultivation and gardens.
Works have been featured in a wide variety of contexts- including Kassel International Documentary Festival, International Symposium of Electronic Arts (ISEA), Rome Media Art Festival, and during the 50th anniversary of the discovery of DNA’s structure at the Wellcome Trust, London.
During a long artistic career, artworks have reflected and been nourished by a wide range of working experiences. These include as photographer at the Science Museum London, landscape and conservation worker at Highgate Cemetery, and projectionist at the Scala Cinema, Kings Cross. Online collaborations with Dan Norton (ablab) have been BAFTA nominated.
Gair Dunlop
“It’s A Sign”
14th November - 31st January
In typical Wyllie style George didn’t call his making space his “studio” but plainly referred to it as “the basement”
Situated in the undercroft of the family home in Gourock and overflowed into the garden overlooking the Clyde Estuary, as does the Wyllieum.
We titled our community making space “The Upstairs Basement” in tribute.
As well as being a making space, the Upstairs Basement features a rolling exhibition programme.
