I have been back in Glasgow from the Outer Hebrides for 3 months now and the work is making progress. It can be quite slow though as I'm balancing part-time work and my art practice, usually I have around 2-3 days per week to work on my projects.
I am developing a multi-screen video installation which will be exhibited in two venues, one in Inverness and the other in Aberdeen. The exhibitions are with another artist, Neil Galligan, a watercolour painter. The two shows will be the first for each artist, showcasing new work produced after graduating in 2006.
I focused on filming the ancient monuments such as the standing stones around the Islands, the ruined broch at Carloway and other natural sights. The sound has ended up being mainly water recordings as it was so windy when we visited, that I found it difficult to record outdoors.
Both Neil and I focused on capturing images that we felt were unique to the area, hopefully collecting material that is not like picture postcards and not too traditional.
One idea is to have the monitors displayed in the same shape that the Islands are on the map, curving East from the South to North. Each Screen will have a looped film with audio through headphones. Neil's paintings and drawings will be around the video installation, so video projection is not possible for at least one of the shows as it would affect the display of his work.
