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Cairde Visual – Hamilton Gallery Award Winner
Inside The Circle - Exploring Cold Spaces
by Heidi Wickham
5th June - 31st July 2021
The title of the exhibition refers to imagery related to the area inside the Arctic Circle. I have long been fascinated with the art, landscape, peoples and artefacts from the extreme north of our world. In this collection, I have cherry picked some of my favourite: the ice bears, seals, Inuit faces and the sounds of the extreme, there is even a telephone that connects you to a roaring bear soundscape. I have also referenced the changes affecting the inhabitants, namely sea pollution, reduced sea ice attributed to global warming and the decline of ancient tribal identity from the ever-encroaching developed world in search of mineral deposits and over fishing. To me, there is absolute beauty in the bleakness of the polar landscape, as well as a hugely rich art and song culture that defines the northern tribes so magnificently.
This will be a quiet space to step into and lose yourself for a few minutes, partly informative, partly visual art, but wholly immersive. - Heidi Wickham
charcoal on wood
26 cm x 26 cm
black wood floating frame