Room with a view

Edinburgh students turned the coronavirus lockdown into an opportunity to channel their creativity for a virtual art exhibition in collaboration with Google.

As part of a project with online platform Google Arts & Culture and several art schools around the world, including the Edinburgh College of Art, students were encouraged to express themselves through their art while at home during lockdown.

With campuses closed, bedrooms and livingrooms became studios and creative spaces. The resulting artworks by these resilient and resourceful students produced for the aptly named project, Room with a view, offer a snaphot into a time of looking out from within as the pandemic gripped the nation.

This Edit photo gallery explores some of the captivating pieces by Edinburgh students who took part in the project. The full exhibition can be found on Google Arts & Culture, along with artworks by students at the Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna, Central St Martins and the London College of Fashion.

Artwork entitled Laundry migration by Florentina Abendstein — Laundry migration by Florentina Abendstein

Artwork entitled Waiting by Charlotte Nadeau — Waiting by Charlotte Nadeau

Artwork entitled Parents by M.I.A — Parents by M.I.A

Artworks entitled Firebear by Alexander Mackenzie and Residence life by Ming-Chen Liu — Firebear by Alexander Mackenzie (left) and Residence life by Ming-Chen Liu (right)

Artwork entitles Sunrise outside my window by Shiya Xu — Sunrise outside my window by Shiya Xu

Artwork entitled Room by He Zhu — Room by He Zhu

Artwork entitled View from my window Evangelia Pressa — View from my window by Evangelia Pressa

Artworks by Rachel Hutchison and Maria Cecilie Wrang-Rasmussen — Not enough hands by Rachel Hutchison (left) and If you're tired of your view, can you paint a new one? by Maria Cecilie Wrang-Rasmussen (right)

Artwork entitled April clouds by Ela Ertan — April clouds by Ela Ertan

Artwork entitles Observation at home by Jiapo Chenb — Observation at home by Jiapo Chenb

Artwork entitled Chakra chatter by Tallulah de Castro-Gray — Chakra chatter by Tallulah de Castro-Gray

Find out more

View the full Room with a view exhibition at Google Arts & Culture.

Find out more about the Edinburgh College of Art.