You are invited to visit our brand new photographic exhibition produced to mark Canada's Tartan Day and Scotland Week for 2011.
"This Is Who We Are, Part 2. The Diaspora Lines" - created by Graeme Murdoch of Cultural Connect Scotland
Sponsored by the Scottish Government, the exhibition runs from 28 March until 4 April 2011 before heading to Ottawa and Parliament Hill for Tartan Day. Located in the ground floor Coffee Lounge of the McLaughlin Library in the heart of the University of Guelph campus, the exhibition is free and open to the public.
The official launch is Tuesday 29th March at 3.30pm with a guided tour by the artist himself.
Come and meet Graeme Murdoch of Cultural Connect Scotland as he connects Scottish and Canadian towns with the same name: Hamilton and Calgary are just two of the many featured places and peoples.
For a limited time only - and FREE. Come and make your diasporic connection...
Graeme Murdoch is a former national newspaper and magazine art director who has worked in print media in London and Scotland with the Observer, Sunday Telegraph and Scotland on Sunday. For two years until 2006 he was chief executive of the proposed Scottish National Photography Centre (SNPC).
He has curated a number of exhibitions including the popular 'Road to Holyrood' an account of the devolution years which was shown in the new Scottish Parliament and an exhibition titled 'Performance' about the performing arts which was shown last year at the French Institute.
“This is Who We Are”, Part 2 : the Diaspora Lines
That statement is important for everyone, and people in different parts of the world will respond to it differently. Being a Canadian, like being a Scot, is related to family, the place you live and your dreams.
There are approximately 1,000 places in Canada that derive their names from Scottish origins. There is a potential affinity between these communities that extends beyond name alone. We propose to launch a series of conversations – community to community, globally– via the bridge of digital photography. This will be achieved through an exchange of images which when combined will make a compelling statement of who we are, wherever we are.
Directions:http://www.lib.uoguelph.ca/about/directions.cfm
See some of the images below:
