This display includes photographs, maps, drawings and writing by Orcadian photographer Frances Scott to celebrate the launch of her book Undertow Published by Another Place Press.

‘Undertow’ documents the changing relationship between an islander and her home, as Frances Scott walks the coastlines of Orkney. Over the course of two years, section by section, she walked the circumference of the Mainland, and is now walking the coasts of the North and South Isles, something which could take a lifetime to complete.

An undertow is a current beneath the surface that sets seaward - something which will take hold of you and pull you along, but only if you make the decision to put your feet into the water.

Frances Scott is a photographer from Orkney. Her work often focusses on journeys, from explorations of Toronto’s ravine system to her documentation of Scotland’s A9 road, and since 2016 has been working on a long-term project to walk the coastlines of Orkney. After graduating from Glasgow School of Art with first-class honours in 2014, Frances returned to Orkney where she became one of the founding members of Móti, a collective which seeks to unite and motivate early-career artists based in the islands. ‘Undertow’ is her first book, published by Another Place Press in 2020.