Our Islands
Ship of Fools Gallery, Kirkwall, 10th - 19th April 2025
Exhibiting artists:
Wendy Barker, Caitlin Brodie, Elizabeth Bown, Anna Charlotta Gardiner, Samantha Gray, Tomas Hermoso, Sophie Macdonald, Kelly Marwick, Barbara Morrison, Vicki Redpath Watson, Frances Scott and Molly Shearer.
After a successful show in 2024 Móti Collective were invited back to the Ship of Fools Gallery for Our Islands running from the 10th to the 19th of April 2025.
The title was inspired by the Orkney 2025 Island Games and encouraged the members of Móti to consider the idea of islands from different perspectives. Ranging from outer space to soil, from bodies of land to our human bodies and identities, from the picturesque to the provocative, this exhibition presented a range of interpretations and experiences.
This variety is reflected in the materials and techniques used by the artists, including textiles, fibre-art, photography, drawing, print-making and pottery. Art lovers and sceptics alike are sure to find something intriguing.
Wendy Barker, 'Reflections at Dusk – Stromness Piers'
Elizabeth Bown, detail of 'Trove'
Caitlin Brodie, 'Orkney in Threads'
Anna Charlotta Gardiner, 'A mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam'
Samantha Gray, 'Brodgar Connections'
Tomas Hermoso, 'Scarlet Pleather at the Night of the Living Drag'
Sophie Macdonald, 'Altar (assemblage) 2025'
Kelly Marwick, 'The Hostel'
Barbara Morrison, 'Orkney Rock Pool'
Vicki Redpath Watson, 'The body as landscape'
Frances Scott, 'Eynhallow Folklore – Memory Map'
Molly Shearer, image from 'Skuther' photo book
Móti members from left: Samantha Gray, Wendy Baker, Caitlin Brodie, Sophie Macdonald, Kelly Marwick and Anna Charlotta Gardiner.