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The central theme of my
work is the effect of time on people and places, in particular, I am trying
to capture and preserve fleeting moments and memories. I have focused my
attention on the agricultural landscape that surrounds my home, as modern
farming practices, two world wars and several periods of adverse weather,
have contributed to a radical depletion of its inhabitants.
Over the past two years I have been investigating the many ruined and
uninhabited crofts and farmtouns situated in the Cabrach area of Gordon
District. It is an area known locally as the “Land of the Lost” and has inspired
me to search, collect and present the ephemera in the contexts of museum
objects. The sealed, glass fronted boxes contain “artefacts” layered between
photographs and paintings and form a visual record of unknown lives.
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