Tarek Lakhrissi's Supernatural Tongues Illuminate Edinburgh's Collective Observatory

French artist and poet Tarek Lakhrissi presents 'I wear my wounds on my tongue (II)' at Collective in Edinburgh, an exhibition running through 1 October. Located on Calton Hill, a historic site of the Scottish Enlightenment, the show transforms the former astronomical observatory with sculptures, light, and sound. Three large pink resin tongue-shaped sculptures rest on dark steel plinths under the dome, evoking extraterrestrial forms. Lakhrissi applies yellow film to gridded windows, casting a warm, shifting glow that animates the translucent sculptures throughout the day. An 11-minute soundtrack, created with electronic-music composer Victor da Silva, features the artist's altered voice and builds to a postrock climax, audible from outside. The title references Justin Chin's 1997 poetry collection 'Bite Hard'. Contrasting with David Hume's naturalistic empiricism, Lakhrissi invites a supernatural perspective, crafting a sensorial and philosophical experience that looks beyond nature.