BEAM

Journeys through industrial landscapes

My work in this exhibition shows work in progress on a project concerned with industrial landscapes in Britain. I am trying to capture what I experience as I walk through some of our industrial heritage. I take advantage of the digital camera to capture images quickly and instinctively, and then process them without editing or compensating for under or overexposure.

I am also exploring those landscapes through research into old maps, with the aim of linking these landscapes today with their industrial past. Sometimes all that remains may be a place name.

Manchester

9th October 2006 : A 42 minute walk from Ancoats to Miles Plating along the Rochdale Canal

I’m showing a series of 12 painted polaroid images at Beam-Art. The Dunbar Series is my painterly response to the place celebrating the ‘extra’ and ‘ordinariness’ of its buildings and somewhat down-at-heel atmosphere. Dunbar is a small fishing town on the edge of the North Sea, 30 miles SE of Edinburgh, and where I lived for three years. I am a Professional Member of the Society of Scottish Artists, a printmaker and painter.

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