Art
A Contested Land
A Contested Land examines the complex relationship between Scotland’s people, history and landscape through the work of four photographers: Colin McPherson, Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert, Sophie Gerrard and Stephen McLaren.
The contrasting series of works by this collective known as Document Scotland will be exhibited at the Martin Parr Foundation for the first time before it is shown at venues in Perth, Dunoon and Inverness during 2019.
Document Scotland was founded in 2012 by the four photographers. Tired of the tropes and clichés which are often used to represent Scotland, their aim is to provide an accurate view of their nation today and disseminate their work beyond the borders. Although their work is contemporary, it acknowledges the past and its resonance with the present.
They work in a Scotland where vast tracts of wilderness have been scarred by centuries of mismanagement, marine resources are controlled by five all-powerful fishing families, the wealth of the richest is 250 times that of the poorest, and the population of its major cities continues to expand, whilst population growth in many other areas is flatlining, or even falling at an unsustainable level.
With impending Brexit, climate change and unforeseeable global events, it is not possible to predict where Scotland will be in a generation’s time. It is against this backdrop that Document Scotland have created A Contested Land.
Jan 16-March 16, The Martin Parr Foundation, Wed-Sat 11am-6pm. For more info, visit www.martinparrfoundation.org and www.documentscotland.com
Pictured: Pro-Scottish Independence march, in Bannockburn, Scotland, 23 June 2018, by Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert.
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