An expansive enquiry into freedom of movement through the lens of the river Forth using multi-sensory installation, moving image and print.
Right to Roam
An exploration of natural methods of connection, communication and movement
Right to Roam is an expansive inquiry into freedom of movement through the exploration of water by artist Sarah Calmus. Centered on the Firth of Forth, Scotland’s major estuary where the River Forth meets the North Sea, the project explores water not merely as a resource, but as a living body with its own voice. Following a seven screen projected moving image piece, Uisge, featured on Inspace City Screens this February, and we are delighted to announce that the Right to Roam extended immersive installation will launch in Inspace this May.
Reflecting on the climate crisis and the fundamental freedom to move, Calmus explores the intersection of movement, data and technology by utilising environmental data and sensor-reactive technology to interrupt and reshape foraged moving imagery and audio field recordings gathered directly from the Forth. Sat alongside soft, tactile, interactive sculptural works, the environment will present a reflective atmosphere, giving space for the Forth to speak. Utilising a combination of accessible multisensory elements, the installation touches on human and non-human ecosystems, inviting you to connect and find commonality through conversations of movement, migration and gathering through the lens of water.
This is part of an ongoing body of work by Calmus, asking us to consider incremental effect with regards to environmental concerns, locally and globally.
Exhibition details
Dates: Wed-Sun, 8-24 May, 2026
Times: 10:00 – 17:00 Daily | Drop-in [Closed Mon/Tues]
Location: Inspace, 1 Crichton St, Edinburgh, EH8 9AB
Venue Access features: Accessible toilets, Assistance dogs welcome, Baby changing facilities, Seating, Step-free access, Wheelchair accessible
If you have any enquiries about Inspace programming and the venue, please contact us at designinformatics@ed.ac.uk.
Event Programme
Exhibition Preview
Date: Thurs 7 May, 2026
Times: 18:00 – 20:00
Location: Inspace, 1 Crichton St, Edinburgh EH8 9AB
Audience: General public
Join us for the preview and launch of Right to Roam, to celebrate and explore this immersive exhibition featuring multi-sensory installation, moving image and print inviting you to reflect on the climate crisis and the fundamental freedom to move through the lens of the river Forth.
Guided Lunchtime Tour
Date: Thurs 14 May, 2026
Times: 13:00 – 14:00
Location: Inspace, 1 Crichton St, Edinburgh EH8 9AB
Audience: General public
Join the Artist, Sarah Calmus, for a Guided Lunchtime Tour of Right to Roam immersive installation. This is a one off chance to explore the installation and hear directly from Calmus about the inspiration and process behind the installation on show. Don’t miss this opportunity to pop along to experience the sensory and immersive displays and hear more about the themes and topics it invites you to explore.
About the Artist
Sarah Calmus, Right to Roam project lead, is an interdisciplinary artist, programmer, and creator of large-scale immersive installations and provocations, working across a multitude of mediums such as light, sound and print. Accessible, multisensory, sustainably produced experiences are central within Calmus’s practice, where works often draw focus on environmental concerns that build equity for participators and critique and explore ecosystems of varying scales. Interested in building spaces to connect and reflect, her practice is intentionally interdisciplinary and participatory, viewed as a series of experiments underpinned with explorations into interaction.
Right to Roam is a project by led by Sarah Calmus, funded by Creative Scotland and supported by Inspace and the Institute for Design Informatics.
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