On Tidal Zones
An intertidal dining table to imagine new regenerative coastal futures

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.