The Cairn kicked off at the time of the Covid-19 lockdown, Spring 2020. It seemed a pretty good time and place to start; there was much to say and within the peace of Heriot Toun it seemed the perfect place to try and say it.
I collaborated with artists of different disciplines to produce combined pieces of work..
View the works here
In 2021 our old wooden boat, the Loch Fyne Skiff, Kirsty, will be 100 years old. Although essentially (some may say) a collection of planks, many lives have connected with this vessel in a myriad of ways. From the men who carefully built her to those who have lovingly sailed in her over the last century, she has many a story to tell.
Exploration and research is now underway, starting at the boatyard on Bute where the family of Fyfes built and launched her.
Travelling through space and time, connecting, merging and making sense of the disparate elements that are my homeland. Using HD digital and Super 8 film.
An ongoing-probably-forever project in a place that I love. Disecting the geological and cultural elements of this extraordinary landscape using drawing, film and sound recordings.
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