Duilich, chan eil seo ri fhaighinn ach sa Bheurla an-dràsta.
Join is for the opening of Caroline Dear’s String /Lines exhibition with a performance by Katharine Macfarlane.
Exhibition celebrating 50,000 years of string making, linking archaeological research with local cultural practices in Skye to create art work which resonates and reinvigorates these histories and skills. String making is one of the fundamental technologies which has allowed us as a species to survive and adapt. Artist Caroline Dear has developed new work in response to this research, taking inspiration from 10,000 year old nets, historical quotes and working with new materials.
Artist Caroline Dear initiated and developed this project working with archaeologist Dr.Karen Hardy and collaborating with Catherine MacPhee at the Highlife Highland Archive in Portree, Heather Fulton at ATLAS Arts and with Louise Kerr, trustee with Viewfield Garden Collective in Portree.
The exhibition contains artefacts and a book inspired by particular aspects of string making, artwork pieces include a large floor piece inspired by ancient netting examples and a contemporary quipu.
The project has developed over a year and culminates with the exhibition. It has included String Ceilidh’s, talks and a series of rope installations at Viewfield Garden Collective associated with it. As part of the project specialist textile archaeologist Dr. Susanna Harris from Glasgow University and Dr. Tuija Kirkinen from the University of Helsinki have been involved.
The exhibition runs from 1 November 2022 to 1 February 2023.
The project received funding from Creative Scotland.