Inch Cape's bright yellow jacket foundations at the Port of Leith have sparked a new community-led art initiative, Yellow Towers, which invites anyone inspired by the structures to share their work.

Towering up to 91 metres and visible across Edinburgh and over the Firth of Forth in Fife, the eye-catching lattice frames are especially prominent from neighbouring Leith.

Their distinctive three-legged form has captured the imagination of photographers, artists, writers and film-makers, prompting a wave of creative interpretations and records of their presence.

-- Advertisement --

To bring these contributions together, local writer Christina Neuwirth and comics artist Maria Stoian are leading the Yellow Towers project, welcoming submissions that feature the jacket foundations via yellowtowers.cargo.site.

The Inch Cape team says it has been delighted by the public response and impressed by the diverse ways the structures have been portrayed, as well as the personal meanings they hold for people who see them regularly.

The jackets will serve as the bases for 18 of Inch Cape's 72 offshore wind turbines at the project's North Sea site. Thirteen stand 83 metres tall and five reach 91 metres, with each unit weighing between 2,050 and 2,250 tonnes depending on its intended seabed location.

Around 100 people are currently working at the Port of Leith on completions and marshalling to ready the components for offshore installation by the heavy lift vessel Seaway Alfa Lift.

The jackets will depart the port over the coming months and into the new year, but Yellow Towers contributors aim to ensure the structures' impact endures through art in the community.