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Mhairi Killin

Gaelic

Tha Mhairi Killin na neach-ealain lèirsinneach à Ì Chaluim Chille, far am bi i a-mach air a’ cheangal eadar am fearann, a’ mhuir, na daoine agus creutairean beò eile. Mar bhall de dh’Acadamaidh Rìoghail na h-Alba, bidh an obair aice a’ ceasnachaidh an t-seallaidh gu bheil eileanan iomallach, gan riochdachadh seach sin mar ionadan adhartach far a bheil sealladh fa leth de na dùbhlain a th’ air thoiseach. Ag obair le tarraing, clò, snaigheadh, agus film, rinn am pròiseact aice o chionn ghoirid On Sonorous Seas rannsachadh air far a bheil fuaim, èic-eòlas agus armailteachd a’ tighinn còmhla. Tha àite deatamach aig a’ Ghàidhlig anns an obair aice, ga cuideachadh gus an dìleab cultarail aice ath-shealbhachadh agus a’ cur ris an tuigse a th’ aice air cruthan-tìre agus sluagh Innse Gall.

Tha ionnsachadh na Gàidhlig, ga toirt an làthair anns an obair agam agus ri faotainn dhan luchd-èisteachd agam, na cheum gus dòigh a tha stèidhichte air àite ach gun a bhith cuibhrichte ri àite gus eòlas a dh’ionnsaigh fios anns an obair agam a leudachadh, ann an oidhirp càirdeas cultarail, beusail agus co-chèileach ri àite is daoine a chruthachadh.” – Mhairi Killin

Image: ‘On Sonorous Seas - A Constellation of Strandings’, Collaborative video with artist Tom DeMajo, photography Sarah Darling. Credit Mhairi Killin

‘On Sonorous Seas - A Constellation of Strandings’, Collaborative video with artist Tom DeMajo, photography Sarah Darling. Credit Mhairi Killin

English

Mhairi Killin is a visual artist from the Isle of Iona, where she explores the relationships between land, sea, humans, and other living beings. As a Royal Scottish Academician, her work challenges the perception of islands as peripheral, instead portraying them as progressive centres offering unique perspectives on future challenges. Working across drawing, print, sculpture, and film, her recent project On Sonorous Seas examines the intersection of sound, ecology, and militarisation. Gaelic plays a crucial role in her practice, helping her reclaim her cultural heritage while deepening her understanding of the Hebrides' landscapes and people.

Learning Gaelic, making it present in my practice and available to my audiences, is a step towards expanding a place-based but not place-bound way of knowing in my work, in an attempt to cultivate a cultural, ethical and reciprocal relationship with place and people.” - Mhairi Killin

Image: Installation of 12 suspended bells cast from WW1 brass shells, An Lanntair, Isle of Lewis. Credit Mhairi Killin

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