The 2022 Visual Arts Scotland Annual Exhibition is now open to view online.
I am very pleased to have two pieces of work in the show, which was originally due to be held at the Royal Scottish Academy in January. The poster above will take you to the gallery. The VAS team have worked tirelessly to present the exhibition in its online format, so I would encourage you to spend some time viewing the diverse array of art in a variety of mediums. It is a privilege for my work to appear alongside such talent.
My contributions are part of a small body of images which are inspired in large part by the evocative work of poetry Ajar To The Night, by Autumn Richardson. Made at the tail end of 2020 after leaving Scotland, I knew that these images would eventually find their way into the world, whether together, or individually. It seems somehow fitting that these two returned to Scotland, where they were framed ready for exhibition, but have had to remain hidden.
We Are Ajar To The Night, and Nothing Is Ever Taken. Nothing Is Ever Undone, are both available to purchase from the VAS exhibition, and can be shipped to you from Edinburgh. Images of the work framed are available (from me) on request. Framing by Detail Framing Studio.
Sink Into Mineral Darkness, and I Am The Shape Lifting From Earth, are available from me, but not currently via my webstore, so please email to enquire.
Text in italics are passages by Autumn Richardson. In utilising lines from her work as the titles of these images, I do so in the spirit of honouring, dreaming into, and making visible, something which feels profoundly important to me. As I flick the through the pages of this beautiful edition (Scarlet Imprint hardback), I realise that there is so much here, contained in so relatively few words. I sense that this will be a continued source of inspiration, and encourage you to investigate further with the links provided at the bottom of this message.