Rest in the Gaps, 2023
a group residency in Orkney
Jump into the vast gap of 'Orkney'.
The posture and perspective of lying down allow us to discover the same intelligent lives - the grass lying together with the wind, the limpets spending their lives in the crevices of the rocks, the seaweed floating in the shape of the waves... We move in the gap when the wind leaves, and hug in a warm and yellow circle. All things are born and live in the gaps, die and sleep under the land and water.
A stone lying in the Ring of Brodga.
A Thin and Rocky Slice of Time, Katy Firth, Stromness Museum and Chris Thomas, Quekett Microscopical Club
‘ Rest in the Gap ’
To survive in strong winds,
When living at the edge of the world,
Just lie down together,
Layers by layers,
Be clever,
Be lazy.
Rest in the gap,
Rest by circle.