Ross started with research at The Seven Incorporated Trades of Aberdeen, connecting ideas of local power and influence to a wider view of the world. He created a public meeting point in the courtyard of the Marischal college – which is the headquarters of the Aberdeen city council – and made from granites from around the world. This work refers to local culture and dialect, while remaining resolutely outward-facing in times of change. The Marischal college was chosen as the work relates to the idea of council and democracy. One of the stones used in the piece is actually the same granite with wich the building is made.