Bail àrd Bhuirgh ('High Borve')
Màiri NicGillÌosa
Bail àrd Bhuirgh ('High Borve')
Ink on tissue, oil paint on paper
H:180 x W:180(mm)
The Croftland series explores themes of crofting and visually offers commentary on post-clearance land use and the division of land in crofting townships on the west side of Lewis. This was born from a curiosity about practices in transhumance, the movement of animals to summer grazing by indigenous peoples and a curiosity as to why these stopped and the sheiling culture went out of use, possibly due to the advent of fencing.
Several of the Croftland series artworks will be exhibited as part of Buaile, an exhibition at Inverness Museum and Art Gallery (IMAG), which was part of a collaborative visual arts programme delivered across three city centre venues with Wasps Inverness Creative Academy and Eden Court. Together they will present a wide range of works from artists who are inspired by the Gaelic language, the culture and connection to the land.
