Working within archival and heritage based projects has been central to my current work and development. My most recent work engages with concepts of craft, material and place, motivated by an investigation of my own family heritage and material culture. Using research into the life of my grandfather (a fishing Ghillie in Aberdeenshire) I feel […]
Archives
Saudade Gains Backing from Mondriaan Fonds
The Expatriate Archive Centre and the Saudade Project are pleased to announce that the Mondriaan Fonds has agreed to fund Saudade! The Mondriaan Fonds is a foundation that supports visual arts and cultural heritage in the Netherlands and beyond. It promotes outstanding and innovative projects and activities involving artists, mediators (critics and curators), museums and other heritage institutions, […]
Archives as Inspiration – Natalie McIlroy
After many months of preparation, funding applications, and dreaming, we officially began work on the Saudade project today. It is tremendously exciting! This first blog post is about my role as Lead Artist/Curator of Saudade however I am also involved in the project as one of the artists. So far myself and the team at […]