‘Our World Heritage’ exhibition opened at the historic Tron Kirk in Edinburgh on 26 July 2018.
"A new exhibition which showcases the Old and New Towns of Edinburgh, as well as Scotland’s other five World Heritage Sites, opens today at the historic Tron Kirk on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile. The exhibition, housed within the atmospheric 17th century former kirk, attempts to capture the essence of the World Heritage Site in Edinburgh through the voices and opinions of local people. The story is told in a series of videos, quotes, and specially commissioned portraits from award-winning Scottish photographer Alicia Bruce. ‘Our World Heritage’ explains what makes Edinburgh’s heritage so special and internationally recognised as well as highlighting some of the issues associated with the World Heritage Site. A series of sections, with titles such as ‘City of Contrasts’, ‘Survival Stories’, and ‘High and Mighty’ set out the formal reasons for the city’s UNESCO inscription, but also challenge residents and visitors to think differently about the city and consider some uncomfortable questions. These range from whether we are doing enough to conserve the authenticity of the site, the role of the transatlantic slave trade in funding the city’s extraordinary 18th and early 19th century expansion, and the absence of women in the city’s many grand statues and monuments."
Ages of Wonder /
Ages of Wonder at Royal Scottish Academy
Read MoreZero Tolerance Commission /
I am honoured and excited to work with Zero Tolerance on a new campaign
Read MoreCrisis - What If? Collaboration /
I've been working in collaboration with homeless people through Crisis Skylight Edinburgh as part of the charities 50 year anniversary using a 50-year-old twin lens reflex. An outdoor exhibition has been placed around Edinburgh on billboard and poster sites allowing 24hr access and as wide an audience as possible to the images and stories. 32 images from the project are also being exhibited at Edinburgh's Central Library.
Launch: Join us for the exhibition launch on Wednesday 5th July at Art and Design Library (within the Central Library), George IV Bridge, Edinburgh EH1 1EG. Routemaster bus leaves at 630pm to visit the billboards. 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Exhibition: 4 - 29 July Art and Design Library (within the Central Library), George IV Bridge, Edinburgh EH1 1EG
Billboards and Posters: Throughout Edinburgh, throughout July
More info on the nationwide project at www.crisis.org.uk/get-involved/art-in-crisis/
Ex-serviceman Jamie Robertson being photographed for The Scotsman with his billboard. 5th July 2017
'Menie: TRUMPED' at Fix Photo Fest and Photo London /
12 - 21st May 2017
Read MoreFix Photo Festival Announced /
FIX Photo Festival 2017
12 - 21 May
Free Entry
I'm excited to be bringing Menie: TRUMPED to Fix Photo Festival during this year's Photo London
Venue: Bargehouse, Oxo Tower Wharf, London SE1 9PH
Opening Hours
Monday - Sunday
Friday 12 - Sunday 21 May 11.00 - 20.30
Monday 15 May 11.00 - 18.00
Tuesday 16 - Sunday 21 11.00 - 20.30
Bargehouse is owned and managed by Coin Street Community Builders: www.coinstreet.org
Exhibition at Glasgow Women's Library /
When the Light Shifts is a national touring exhibition that brings together over fifteen of Scotland’s female photographers. The show represents a vibrant range of current practice, from intimate portraiture to experimental images of organic matter, to vital enquiries about what a camera is and how we use it in today’s world.
When the Light Shifts, Monday 6th March to Saturday 1st April, during GWL opening hours
Photography is a powerful way to share our stories, to describe our realities – or our dreams – and to document what is important to us. The work of an evolving network of Scotland’s women photographers initiated by writer and curator Katherine Parhar, When the Light Shifts is a vital collaborative project that celebrates community in creativity for Scotland, with photographers and audiences alike.
Join us for our opening event with Katherine and the exhibiting artists on Saturday 11th March between 1.30pm and 3.30pm.
When the Light Shifts is produced and curated in partnership with Napier University.
Artists include (but are not limited to): Arpita Shah, Susanne Ramsenthaler, Catherine Cameron, Sarah Fishlock, Karen Vaughan, Zoe Hammil, Sylvia Grace Borda, Kotryna Ula Kiliulyte, Margaret Mitchell, Jolanta Dolewska, Alicia Bruce, Sophie Gerrard, Nina Bacos, Mairead Keating, Iseult Timmermans, Helen Jones, Edyta Majewska and Melanie Letore.