“What makes photography a strange invention – with unforeseeable consequences – is that its primary raw materials are light and time.”  John Berger

Dùthchas: through the Artist’s Lens is a new body of work painting from cinematic archive film ‘stills’ of 1960s and 70s Berneray captured by Ann and Bill Scott, transcribed anew by painter Yasmin Davidson.

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Image credits:

Leap of Faith Oil on Canvas 113cm x 70cm

Open Top Boat Oil on Canvas 61cm x 91cm

The Harbor Oil on Canvas 30cm x 60cm

Duncan and his Tractor Oil on Canvas 70cm x 100cm

Picnic Scene. 120cm x 100cm Oil on Canvas

East Beach Walkers. Oil on Canvas. 40cm x 60cm

Berneray Crofter Mixed Media On Board 40cm x 50cm

Potato Pickers Mixed Media On Board 23.5cm x 31cm

Turning the Peats. Mixed Media on Canvas. 50cm x 50cm

Geireann Mill, North Uist Mixed Media On Paper 20cm x 20cm

Night Drive Mixed Media On Board 23.5cm x 31cm

Crogearaidh Beag Mixed Media On Board 32cm x 52cm

Committee Road, North Uist Mixed Media On Board 23.5cm x 31cm