F.l.o.t.s.a.m. collective, is an art and research project that examines the complexities of the coastal shoreline. Initiated by artists Imogen Hero, Ciorstaidh Robertson, Ellen Crofton and Ruby Harrop.
Ellen Crofton, Soreline Tambour. Seaweed, Bamboo, Latex, 2024'What The Wind Carries', 2024
Moving Image Piece shot on Super 8 Film with accompanying audio soundtrack.
Available to watch on VimeoCiorstaidh Rhiannon,'Of Salt and Light', 2024
Imogen Hero, Ghostly Crab, 2024Ciorstaidh Rhiannon
Exhibition View, Flotsam Opening at The House Napiershall Street, October 2024Imogen Hero, Seaweed Petri Dishes. Agar, Microbial Cultures and Resin, 2024
The word, Flotsam, used by old sea-dwellers, means what is dredged up, ‘debris in the water that was not deliberately thrown overboard; often as a result from a shipwreck or accident’. For the collective, it captured the transience of the coastline. The exhibition brought together artistic responses to personal relationships with the shoreline, the experience of foraging and its social, environmental and political meanings.
Imogen Hero, Cosmic Seaweed - taken on the shore of Loch Droma Buidhe during the @sailbritain Creative Ecology residency
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