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On Tidal Zones

An intertidal dining table to imagine new regenerative coastal futures

Image showing a large oyster table. It is low tide and the seaweed/sand is visible. There are trees and mountains in the background.

Commissioned in 2016 by ATLAS Arts, the On Tidal Zones centred on an oyster table installed in the intertidal zone of Bayfield, Portree, in September 2017. Over ten days, at high tide, its bivalves and seaweeds filtered and oxygenated seawater, and at low tide the table and its benches emerged above the sea and functioned as a dining table.

Over a CLIMAVORE breakfast, lunch or dinner (according to the tides), the structure was activated by conversation, debate, and shared meals with residents, politicians, scientists, fishers, educators, artists and researchers, re-connecting people with the coast while tasting ingredients that filter seawater by breathing.

In parallel to this, ten restaurants—Michelin-starred eateries, food trucks and cafes—removed farmed salmon from their menus and replaced it with a CLIMAVORE dish, utilising seaweeds and bivalves. This was complemented by film screenings, boat tours and guided walks.

Image showing a group of people standing and sitting around the oyster table. There are houses dotted along the shoreline and in the background.
An arial image of the oyster table. The tide is low, seaweed and sand is visible.
Locations
Isle of Skye & Raasay, United Kingdom
Years
2016–2019
On Tidal Zones | CLIMAVORE Station Skye & Raasay