Michelle Maclean
“The gull sees farthest, who flies highest” (Jonathan Livingston Seagull) Richard Bach
This series was a way of coping with my own anxieties during Covid-19, where being around nature was my antidote to everyday realities. The images combine three elements of nature: earth, water and air. I experimented to create these painterly images by using a slow shutter speed and intentional camera movement. Five of the images convey the graceful and almost balletic movements of birds in the air, creating an ethereal, abstract painterly image. Seagulls are often found in coastal and large water areas and, like myself, are often described as independent and of unique character. They’re symbolic of freedom and, in Greek mythology, were viewed as incarnations of the highly respected Goddess Leukothea, “The White Goddess”.
Miriam Ali • Laura Bowler • Robbie Boyd • Becca Burn • Craig Dalziel • Dominic Eardley • Shaun Fox • Agata Gajewska • Iain Gallacher • Sadia Iqbal • Susan Kelly • Michelle Maclean • Geraldine McClure • Paul McDade • Niamh McInally • Jemma Mitchell • Hannah Reid • Heather Rowan •
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