Moray Art Centre presents a joint exhibition: Surfers & Flagstones, by Highland artists Jacqui Higgs and Aileen Paton.
The artist’s inspiration for this show comes from the coast lines of the different regions of Scotland in which they live (Caithness and Moray). Inspired by the harbours of these areas; some are built to service what are now long defunct industries, for example, flagstone and herring. You are more likely to see surfers and kayakers there now, as well as large industrial ports.
The exhibition aims to explore the everyday and how it manifests itself in constant change.
“Flagstone was formed initially as layers of sediment in the bed of a great lake (called Lake Orcadie by geologists) which covered a large area of the north of Scotland some 370 million years ago. Successive periods of laying down of sediment and the long dry spells gave the stone its laminated structure which makes it split so readily into flags. The great weight of overlying layers of rock compacted the sediment and made the flags dense, hard and durable.”
OPENING EVENT: FRIDAY 26TH JULY 6-8PM – ALL WELCOME AND FREE ENTRY!