Visions of Climate Heritage

‘Flood’ by Iain McLachlan (This is An Emergency) – When roads become rivers and water floods through houses and gardens on a regular basis we are in trouble.

‘Gardenstown’ by John Carroll (The Past Was A Different Place) – Sea eroding Old Jetty Posts. Long before Facebook posts.

‘A Tiny Planet’ by Iain McLachlan (A Greener future) – Perhaps, if we all regarded the whole planet as we regard our own small home area, the planet as a whole would have a brighter future.

‘Past and present, harvesting energy’ by John Wilson (Greener Future) – In the foreground is a Norse Mill, a water driven grain mill. Such mills were very common at one time in the Western and Northern Isles. In the background one of today’s new windmills. I thought the two showed there is nothing new and that some of our ancestors did use nature’s energy wisely.

‘Time To Move On’ by Phil McIntosh (The Past was a Different Place) – Long exposure of Longannet Power Station with a ship passing in front. The ongoing demolition work is visible in the picture with the iconic chimney due to be erased from the landscape by the end of the year. Once Scotland’s biggest polluter, its final chapter in the year of COP26 is an apt ending.

‘A Grim Perspective’ by Iain McLachlan (This Is An Emergency) – A long exposure of the Firth of Forth with rocks in the foreground and Port Seaton power station in the background.

‘Juxtaposition’ by Gordon Elliott (This Is An Emergency) – A juxtaposition between Little Raith Wind Farm and it’s next door neighbour Mossmorran Natural Gas Liquids plant.

‘A glimpse to the future’ by Magdalena Kaminska (This Is An Emergency) – Soon, there might be no more homes to live in, as the climate grows more and more volatile.

‘Look what I found!’ by John Wilson (The Past Was A Different Place) – Beachcombing before plastic in 1959.

‘Abandoned fishing boats’ by William McLachlan (This Is An Emergency) – Two abandoned fishing boats illustrating that dwindling fish stocks affect both jobs and food supply.

The image shows a farm house structure with additional stone walling close by all contained within the basin of an extremely dry Upper Glendevon Reservoir, revealed by a long dry spell over the summer months. Hopefully it will a very long time before the water levels are this low again.

‘Last ice on Lake of Menteith’ by Neil Kitching (The Past was a Different Place) – Curling on Lake of Menteith, looking out to Inchmahome Priory. Given continuing climate change, this is perhaps the last time in history that the public will be able to safely walk out to the Priory without taking the ferry!

‘Cockenzie No More’ by Craig Buchan (Greener Future) – This photo was taken just after the demolition of the two huge chimneys at Cockenzie power station. The two chimneys collided and caused the dust to form a ghostly figure. I see this as a metaphor for the end of coal in Scotland as we look to a greener future.

‘The way it was’ by Tom Campbell (The Past was a Different Place) – View from the past of spinning mills and gas works in the Haughs at Inverbervie. This industry has all disappeared. Note the signs that water and some wind power were used.

‘This is an Emergency’ by Gemma Lubbock (This Is An Emergency) – Sonias Bistro, Hawick collapsing during the Floods of 2020. The building has stood for over 200 years where the Slitrig meets the River Teviot. Storm Ciara saw the collapse. The town of Hawick suffered greatly during the floods and some £90million is being invested in flood protection measures.

‘The Uninvited Guest – Bean Nighe’ by Sandy Lightbody (This Is An Emergency) – Imagine our ‘titans’ of industry, raised from their graves & called to a Teams Project Meeting: ‘What did we do well/what could we have done better’. Only the Bean Nighe – the Uninvited Guest (similar to a banshee) would know the true costs of our advancements, she just washes her bloodied garments.

‘Transitory landscape Where Ruins Grow’ by Kathy Bruce (This Is An Emergency) – A woman, unable to breathe rushes into a landscape filled with oxygen-emitting flowers–with the awareness that Nature is what will save the planet.

‘Sodmound Maiden’ by Kathy Bruce (Greener Future) – Built of natural materials; Bamboo, straw, sod in a woodland setting. My intention is for the viewer to enter into and exit the woman’s skirt (mound) to experience a symbolic ritual suggesting birth, rebirth and the nurturing aspects of motherhood in the natural environment.

‘Save My Planet. This Is My Earth’ by Ojo Moses (This Is An Emergency) – It shows how the planet is being destroyed everyday through the harmful human activities we do. This includes bush burning, smoke from industries and refineries; these damage the ozone layer exposing us to the harmful rays of the sun.

‘Land Use in The Outer Hebrides’ by Julia Clough (A Greener Future) – This collage represents sustainable ways of using land in the Outer Hebrides, including solar farms amongst grazing land, beehives, on and offshore wind energy generation, and rewilding of peatlands and reforesting. Made from found objects, material scraps and a reused frame.

‘Sunset for Broughty Castle’ by Colin Tennant (This Is An Emergency) – Walking along the beach to Broughty Castle has been a constant part of my life but will my 8 year old kids be able to walk to it when their kids are 8? 2C warming will probably make Broughty Castle an island fortress, cut off from the community that bears its name.

‘Water Park’ by Keith Wilson (This Is An Emergency) – Severe floods due to climate change resulted in this children’s play park in the Stirlingshire town of Callander being flooded and becoming inaccessible to the town’s kids. Climate change makes extreme rainfall more likely as a warmer atmosphere can hold more moisture.

‘Industrial cloud reflections’ by Elaine McGregor (Greener Future) – Reflections of steam from cooling towers.

‘Dunure Harbour’ by Rebecca Cadie (This Is An Emergency) – Weatherbeaten breakwater and light tower: Entrance to Dunure harbour with severe erosion.

‘A Shop Too Far’ by Carson Haggart (This Is An Emergency) – Beautiful beaches have a high price.

‘Waves crash at Skara Brae’ by Kerry Harris (This Is An Emergency) – A combination of high tides and storm force winds brought the waves crashing against the sea wall below Skara Brae. Beyond the sea wall this fragile coastline is eroding fàst.

‘Waiting for the Last Bus’ by Sandy Lightbody (This Is An Emergency) – A bus stop on Govan Road, Glasgow: at dusk, reflected in puddles: an analogy for our wet, darkening world – are we waiting for the last bus? A bit depressing but the inverted image of imaginative public sector housing provides abstraction, as well as hope and makes for a colourful image.

‘Raging water’ by Maria Hendry (Greener Future) – The power of rain water. At New Lanark at the falls where it rained all day resulting in this wonderful fast fast flow.

Streets were for People by Martin Laird (The Past was a Different Place) – The narrow streets of Stromness, which in any sane world would be pedestrianised, are in fact open to two-way vehicle traffic. Pedestrians are squeezed out and a dirty layer of rubber coats the historic cobbles and paving.

‘We must do better’ by Tor Baldorf Pirso (This Is An Emergency) – We have to work harder at making this a cleaner earth.

‘Stop Deforestation!’ by Claudia Hutchinson (This Is An Emergency) – My piece of artwork can explain what deforestation really is. I think it is cruel and full of money grabbing people who only care about money and wealth and not of the welfare of the animals. I’m currently learning about the environment in primary school and I enjoy it very much!

‘Beach Litter, plastic in the Sea’ by Tor Baldorf Pirso (This Is An Emergency) – A fish made of plastic found on Portobello beach.

‘Blue skies coming our way’ by Claudia Hutchinson (A Greener Future) – Image taken in an local Aberdeen beach, signifies that the wind farms were near sea and water were the most wind is, which is something we should invest in, as Scotland is very windy!

‘The Repair After The Storm’ by Tor Baldorf Pirso (This Is An Emergency) – There is no calm after the storm as repair work set in.

‘April Showers’ by Cerys James (Greener Future) – This image suggests that we need to protect our plants and life on Earth to prevent damage from the unpredictable weather. If we can surround our Earth in a metaphorical dome then we can save life on Earth while allowing plants to blossom.

‘The Flooded Path’ by Cerys James (This Is An Emergency) – As the water seeps out the burn it covers the path, rising higher and higher until it reaches the neck of an average person. This conveys the need to stop climate change to prevent our villages, towns and cities from becoming pushed down under water or sewage.

‘Silver Sands’ by Connor Draycott (This Is An Emergency) – View from silver sands beach, Aberdour shows the crumbling cliff edge and the destroyed dock in the distance, Everything on this coastlines is being slowly eroded day by day due to the fiercer growing ocean and weather.

‘A Cleaner Planet’ by Cerys James (Greener Future) – The beach lies clean from plastic, conveying how our planet can look if we put in the effort to make a change to save Earth. The crisp white clouds overlook portraying pathetic fallacy, showing that not only are we happy with the difference but the Earth is letting us know it is too.

‘For the next generations’ by Layla Karic (Greener Future) – This piece is about the different world that could be a reality for future generations if we act now. The image shows a woman looking out a hospital room window with her granddaughter to see a green futuristic city scape.

‘Shore of Coll’ by Max Mitchell (Greener Future) – Beautiful Scottish Shoreline on the Isle of Coll

‘The Basketball’ by Connor Draycott (This Is An Emergency) – Dumped and discarded, left to rot and decay, as nature continues to revolve around it and swallow it.

‘Keeping Up with the Current’ by Cerys James (This Is An Emergency) – As the water races down the burn, it crashes against the rocks, thundering through the forest in a hurry to keep up with the ever changing Earth to reach its onward journey.