Timefield (2019)

       Ian and Kate

Timefield was a collaboration between five artists that led to an exhibition at Platform, Easterhouse in 2019. The exhibition consisted of projections of photographs, a soundscape featuring original text and abstract painted wall hangings. The photographs explored ageing bodies as a metaphor for landscape.





All images © Frank McElhinney

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