SUB-TROPICAL seas, ancient print patterns and a 40-metre-long moving image walkway are just some of the diverse elements which come together for a dynamic arts project in Rouken Glen next month.

The south side park will be transformed by light, fire, music and sound by one of the creative talents behind the Tower of London’s spectacular ceramic poppy display in 2014.

Phil Supple was part of the creative team involved in Blood Swept Land and Seas of Red, which saw 888,246 ceramic poppies – one to mark each British military death during World War One – gradually fill up the famous landmark’s moat.

“It was an honour to be involved,” he said.

“It was a great example of the power well-delivered public art has to connect with people on an emotional level, rather than simply being a spectacle.”

Phil, who has worked on Scottish projects for more than 20 years, is back in Glasgow for Electric Glen, a magical night-time tour of Rouken Glen park which will run from February 4 to 14.

The route – which will include references to the fascinating history and unique geology of the park – begins and ends at the boating pond, winding its way through the gorge and alongside the Auldhouse Burn.

In the course of researching the show, Supple discovered links between Rouken Glen’s geology and an ancient sub-tropical sea.

He also found original pattern samples from Thornliebank Printworks, dating back to 1814.

“Rouken Glen is a mecca for geologists because it contains rocks and fossils you can only see in a handful of places in the world,” explains Phil.

“It dates back hundreds of millions of years, when this part of Scotland was near the equator.”

He smiles: “It’s probably the only time Scotland and ‘sub-tropical’ can be mentioned in the same sentence.”