‘Nigheanan nan’ - The Daughters Of

1st Dec - 5th January 2023

The Briggait, Glasgow

Close up of 8mm ground back steel rod diagonally across photo. Soft long flax fibres fall from opposite side and wrap around the rough steel surface.
Steel rod sculpture in white walled gallery setting with grey floor. One singular piece of rod bent into an organic shape. Approx 6ft tall. Black paint on top right corner, and red paint on base. Remaining steel was ground back to a rough surface. Ot

Listen up.

A 10 min audio clip of expert genealogist Laura Gloag and myself discussing women’s roles and potential experiences during the mid-late 1800’s on Hebridean Islands.

In the Nigheanan nan exhibition, two galleries were utilised to present audio works. Each room featured two pieces, including a 22-minute recording of Catriona McEwan, whose family owns the Isle of Muck. In this recording, she shares her memories and knowledge of flax cultivation. You can listen to this insightful discussion here:

White gallery space with grey floor. Steel rod sculpture in organic form approx 6ft tall. Flax fibres looped within sculpture and raw limestone on floor underneath
Close up of raw limestone on grey floor with black steel rod hovering above.
Close up of flax yarn hand woven through Hebridean sea grass.
Close up of steel rod, 'sp' shaddow cast on white wall.
Close up of ground back steel rod.
Close up of flax crop seeds
Close up of flax yarn woven through Hebridean sea grass and attached to steel rod. Light shining through from the background.
Close up of linen fabric frame containing original images of Laggan Croft in Lismore with ancestors standing outside.
Close up of steel rod within a small pile of limestone from Lismore Port Ramsay beach. Natural light casting through from behind.
Close up of wall secured steel sculpture. Flax fibres knotted underneath and falling towards the ground.
Close up of soft flax fibres loosly wrapped around the rough steel structure.
Steel rod painted black and inserted into raw limestone via drilled hole.
Image of gallery one from outside window. On glass reads 'Nigheanan nan', Kayleigh Sarah McGuinness.