TIMESPAN INVITES YOU TO THE DOUBLE SITED PREVIEW OF
THE VISITORS
ANNE BRODIE | YAEL ROSENBLUT
FRIDAY 03 JULY, 7PM AT THE ICE HOUSE FOR DRAMS AND EMPANADAS
TIMESPAN GALLERY THEREAFTER
ICE HOUSE INSTALLATIONS SHOWING: SAT 04 AND SUN 05, 2-5PM ONLY
CURATOR: RUTH MACDOUGALL
PREVIEW SPONSORED BY CLYNELISH WHISKY DISTILLERY
The Ice House, Helmsdale’s monumental deep freeze. Once a store for salmon catch, later a coal fired fish and chip shop. Now the vaulted chamber plays host to the last in a series of three double sited works, marking the end of two years as Timespan’s artist in residence and youth arts curator for Ruth Macdougall.
The final response to the Ice house comes from two very different artists, Chilean video artist Yael Rosenblut and Scottish artist Anne Brodie. Working primarily in digital, lens based media, this intensive one month residency has derived two swift pulls of focal length from both.
Anne’s previous life as a salmon farm worker on the West coast of Scotland has drawn her informed and intimately observed images and sounds from the little known quarters of Helmsdale’s smoke house. Coming from a long line of fishermen, father and son Sandy and Alexander Cowie, represent the current thin layer of Helmsdale’s once rich fishing industry.
Contrastingly, Yael on her first visit to Scotland has chosen to engage with one of the most iconic strands of Scotland’s traditional imagery, the Highland Dancer. Working with Helmsdale’s newest generation of dancers, she has sought to create a collective portrait of youth and future heritage.
Ruth Macdougall
