Mareel - Cinema & Music Venue

[Scorrie]

No prob, and as far as I ken it's seen in the wash/wake fae a boat.

 

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It certainly is, Kavi. Caused by plankton/very small invertebrates in the water that give off a phospherence glow when disturbed.

 

Seen lots over the years, but the most impressive was in the Sargasso Sea.

Very eerie.

[Hector's House]

Very eerie.

Did the lighting designer miss an opportunity in Mareel? Maybe a few tanks of this stuff dotted around might have given the foyer a more mystical appearance! http://islavieques.com/biobay.html

[Kavi Ugl]

No prob, and as far as I ken it's seen in the wash/wake fae a boat.

 

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It certainly is, Kavi. Caused by plankton/very small invertebrates in the water that give off a phospherence glow when disturbed.

 

Seen lots over the years, but the most impressive was in the Sargasso Sea.

Very eerie.

 

It would be a good idea for them to have a photo of it somewhere and a description of what the name means.

[EM]

... phosphorence in the sea.

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To keep calling Mareel "the Mareel" is, as I say, grammatically wrong and, well, just wrong....

Well, while you are at it, please note that mareel is actually phosphorescence, not phosphorence.

 

The Faroese word for phosphorence is Mureldur

 

The Norsky is morild and the Icelandic is maurildi, which was also the name of the Lerwick galley in 1925.

 

It would be a good idea for them to have a photo of it somewhere and a description of what the name means.

Very true.

[peenk]

In Caithness and Orkney they call it Dounreay effluent

[Ghostrider]

Onybody fun where dir pitten dis yit, or was this one more thing axed in an attempt to come in on budget?

 

Mirrie Dancers is an innovative and inspiring project, commissioned by Shetland Arts. It was conceived by artists Nayan Kulkarni and Roxane Permar and is a project through which the residents of Shetland can participate in creating light based artworks, not only for their own locality, but also for a set of permanent art installations at Mareel, Shetland Arts’ new cinema, music and education venue.

 

http://www.shetlandarts.org/whats-on/major-projects/mirrie-dancers/

 

I got the impression at the time the other shows were on, that having permanent "light show art" in Mareel was going to represent the (tentative?) connection to what the building's name really means, but maybe I picked that up wrong.

[EM]

Onybody fun where dir pitten dis yit, ...

I've been wondering about that too.

...or was this one more thing axed in an attempt to come in on budget?

That can't be done. The contract they had was not just to provide the art work, but also to find the budget to realise it. In other words they should have already been paid to find the money. I have not noticed any statements about any change in that arrangement.

I got the impression at the time the other shows were on, that having permanent "light show art" in Mareel was going to represent the (tentative?) connection to what the building's name really means, but maybe I picked that up wrong.

I think you picked it up correctly. The original commission was for the permanent Mareel installations, and the idea of having the temporary "around Shetland" ones was added later. It is all very strange.

[unlinkedstudent]

Onybody fun where dir pitten dis yit, ...

I've been wondering about that too.

...or was this one more thing axed in an attempt to come in on budget?

That can't be done. The contract they had was not just to provide the art work, but also to find the budget to realise it. In other words they should have already been paid to find the money. I have not noticed any statements about any change in that arrangement.

I got the impression at the time the other shows were on, that having permanent "light show art" in Mareel was going to represent the (tentative?) connection to what the building's name really means, but maybe I picked that up wrong.

I think you picked it up correctly. The original commission was for the permanent Mareel installations, and the idea of having the temporary "around Shetland" ones was added later. It is all very strange.

 

Wasn't there something about having some lace done by some peeps and it was going to be lit up and on the wall in the foyer? Would this be classed as one of the permanent installations?

[EM]

^

Yes, that was the story.

[Staney Dale]

Maybe the light sabres in the car park are an Installation?

[I.S]

I went last night, to (finally!) see "The Dark Knight Rises". Minus my boy, I have to add, as he came down with a bad flu the day before, poor wee soul. But I can't blame Mareel for that (no, honestly, Siccar, I can't!).

 

Being that I am waiting for spinal surgery & find sitting for any length of time quite uncomfortable, I was pleasantly surprised. It's a long movie, but I was quite comfortable throughout, which is more than I can say for most mainland cinemas I have been in. It was quite well laid out, the staff were exceptionally pleasant and I thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience.

 

The only small criticism (and I know I'm asking too much!) is that I walk with a cane, but am not registered as Disabled (although I do have the blue parking badge - not that that counts for much in Shetland, as anyone and everyone seem to park in the reserved disabled spaces around the isles, as they can't be bothered to walk!). So threading your way sideways through the narrow seating spaces is quite difficult - and I'm sure it's troublesome for the other cinemagoers! But those of us in the same position as me will just have to persevere. There's no recognition of my level of disability, and not all of us require carers or wheelchair access seats. Never mind, we will cope!

 

But none of that (very small) gripe - directed at many more places than Mareel - takes away from what was a very enjoyable evening, with a quite stunning movie to watch. If only my boy could have been there...

 

Now I can't wait for "Dredd"!!

[Siccar]

I.S please try harder, you are being too reasonable, havin great difficulty disagreein wi dee.

[unlinkedstudent]

I went last night, to (finally!) see "The Dark Knight Rises". Minus my boy, I have to add, as he came down with a bad flu the day before, poor wee soul. But I can't blame Mareel for that (no, honestly, Siccar, I can't!).

 

Being that I am waiting for spinal surgery & find sitting for any length of time quite uncomfortable, I was pleasantly surprised. It's a long movie, but I was quite comfortable throughout, which is more than I can say for most mainland cinemas I have been in. It was quite well laid out, the staff were exceptionally pleasant and I thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience.

 

The only small criticism (and I know I'm asking too much!) is that I walk with a cane, but am not registered as Disabled (although I do have the blue parking badge - not that that counts for much in Shetland, as anyone and everyone seem to park in the reserved disabled spaces around the isles, as they can't be bothered to walk!). So threading your way sideways through the narrow seating spaces is quite difficult - and I'm sure it's troublesome for the other cinemagoers! But those of us in the same position as me will just have to persevere. There's no recognition of my level of disability, and not all of us require carers or wheelchair access seats. Never mind, we will cope!

 

But none of that (very small) gripe - directed at many more places than Mareel - takes away from what was a very enjoyable evening, with a quite stunning movie to watch. If only my boy could have been there...

 

Now I can't wait for "Dredd"!!

 

I'm glad you enjoyed your night out.

 

FYI, there is no such thing as "registered disabled". Some peeps are known to Social Services, others are not. Peeps can choose if they want to claim Disability Living Allowance and even if you don't meet the 16hr min. requirement to claim that, you can still be deemed in statute to have a disability. Not only that, peeps may or may not be claiming other benefits that contain a disability element.

 

The legal definition is something along the lines of that if you have a condition that affects your day-to-day living for more than 6 months then you have a disability and service providers have an obligation in law to make reasonable adjustments to meet your needs.

[Siccar]

I'm glad you enjoyed your night out.

 

FYI, there is no such thing as "registered disabled". Some peeps are known to Social Services, others are not. Peeps can choose if they want to claim Disability Living Allowance and even if you don't meet the 16hr min. requirement to claim that, you can still be deemed in statute to have a disability. Not only that, peeps may or may not be claiming other benefits that contain a disability element.

 

The legal definition is something along the lines of that if you have a condition that affects your day-to-day living for more than 6 months then you have a disability and service providers have an obligation in law to make reasonable adjustments to meet your needs.

 

Unliked whit exactly is dy condition?

 

I assume its mair mental da physical?

 

Just goin by dy posts?

[crofter]

I got the impression at the time the other shows were on, that having permanent "light show art" in Mareel was going to represent the (tentative?) connection to what the building's name really means, but maybe I picked that up wrong.

I think you picked it up correctly. The original commission was for the permanent Mareel installations, and the idea of having the temporary "around Shetland" ones was added later. It is all very strange.

 

Looking from Hays dock, the lights on the outside walls are impressive - more "mirrie dancers" than "mareel", but if there are lacey ones inside they might be a bit more planktonic.