The Scottish Deformation
17.08.2017
The Royal Mile, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
"Live your lives in irrelevant fear
during your temporary stay on the Earth.
For you know that it was not with perishable things
such as silver or gold that you were able to redeem
the coupon for the empty way of life
handed down to you from your forefathers,
but with the precious drink of
SAWNEY HA'PETH
- a haggis without blemish or defect."
A pilgrimage from the Scottish Parliament to Edinburgh Castle on the anniversary of Parliament approval of the Scots Confession, the first formational document in the creation of the Church of Scotland. The pilgrimage was halted by security and military police at the point of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo as documented in the video. The first appearance of Sa
Photography by Joe Coghill