Glasgow exhibition explores mood and temperature through contemporary Scottish sculpture

Quinn Latimer curated 'Mood Is Made / Temperature Is Taken' at Glasgow Sculpture Studios in 2014, featuring twelve artists working across sculpture, video, print, object, and scent. The exhibition aimed to create atmosphere through works that evoke heat, surface, and craft. Zoe Williams presented 'Cr.me Constellation' (2014), featuring tropical blooms on a coral lacquer plinth with a porcelain dish of body cream, alongside her video 'Movements in Love' (2014). Rachel Adams contributed 'Long Reach' (2014), a modernist-style daybed with digitally printed smoke patterns. Clara Ursitti's scent installation 'Invader' (2014) released disorienting aromas at timed intervals. Lorna Macintyre, Tessa Lynch, Jennifer Bailey, and Sarah Forrest showed cool, composed prints, sculptures, and videos. Latimer's curatorial text emphasized mood, temperature, and tone, describing the exhibition as 'the world, only with its atmosphere heightened.' The show presented an overview of contemporary sculptural practices in Scotland, though some works appeared disjointed within the thematic framework. The review noted that Latimer's writing sometimes overshadowed the artworks, creating an awkward synthesis between curatorial intention and artistic expression. Published in October 2014 by ArtReview, the exhibition highlighted surface, artifice, and laconicism as central concerns.