#SPOTTED!
The first artist to have been #Spotted by Art Retail Network, and will receive a free membership to our network is photographer Mhairi Law from Edinburgh.
We saw Mhairi’s image series In The Lay Of The Land featured in the Futureproof 2014 exhibition at Glasgow’s StreetLevel Photoworks gallery. Mhairi’s project highlights a new generation of people living on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Having chosen to remain or return to Lewis, they have overcome and embraced their geographic isolation and the relatively fewer opportunities that the island has to offer.
Mhairi perfectly captures the landscaped vistas of the island and how this new generation of islanders are enriching their local culture and community with energy and enterprise.
Currently on display at Streetlevel Photoworks, Glasgow, Mhairi is building upon this body of work, culminating as part of a collaborative exhibition at An Lanntair Arts Centre in Stornoway in September 2014.
Mhairi speaks in more depth about her project here at The Island Review
You can also see more of Mhairi’s work on her website www.mlawphotography.com
About the Artist:
Mhairi recently graduated with a BA(Hons) in Photography and Film from Edinburgh Napier University and is currently a Graduate Resident with Stills: Centre for Photography in Edinburgh. Her recent work explores how people relate and respond to their home environments, with particular focus on rural communities. She is interested in cultural roots and engagements with the land and the powerful ways in which this shapes how certain communities interact with their surroundings and each other.
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