Edmund de Waal Oir-Thir 2016 © the artist

This online presentation of works from the Pier Arts Centre permanent collection has been selected by Caitlin Brodie, Jamilla Garret & Vicki Redpath-Watson, Level 3 students on the BA Fine Art Degree at Orkney College UHI.

The students have chosen works that reflect their personal and collective feelings and experiences of the global pandemic of 2020 to 2021.

Their choice includes works by Roger Ackling, Kenneth Armitage, Michael Broido, Lesley Foxcroft, Mark Francis, Alan Reynolds, Edmund de Waal and Sylvia Wishart.

The works have been grouped within three main themes: Social Bubbles; Virus, Hope & Calm and Confinement & Repetition.

Excerpts from poems were chosen to accompany each section and engage the viewer with the ideas and concepts behind Unprecedented Times.

The exhibition was created in isolation with the students working via online meetings and the exchange of emails during the lockdown period.

The exhibition forms part of the BA Fine Art Professional Practice modules delivered by the Pier Arts Centre in a partnership with Orkney College UHI, giving students valuable experience of working in a gallery environment.

View the presentation here>