Shoreline Finds Attract Internationally

“Driftnails is the result of many hours spent wandering the coastline of Shetland - a place whose beauty and visual richness I never get tired of - observing how the natural and the man-made come together to each exert their influence and mark upon the other. I’ve always loved the sense of mystery and open-endedness about what you find washed up on coastlines, and the series of unique couplings of time, tide, weather and chance that lead that particular object to be where it is and in the condition it is in."

"Releasing each Driftnail from the wavewashed pieces of wood that have transported them across the sea to the shoreline of Shetland and presenting them as individual objects of high aesthetic merit was something that seemed to me like an obvious reaction to their very existence. Each one is a piece of land art in its own right and also an exploration of why and how the everyday is worthy of close examination to understand and acknowledge its inherent beauty. I find the Driftnails intensely beautiful - especially when viewed in the detail possible by the use of the high resolution scanner. Every facet of the surface structure is on view and the patterns of rust and the marks of use blend together. They are simple objects but they signify the act of bonding and linkage that underpins our own humanity, and like us all they display the scars of their existence in their physical form.”