Martin S. Laird

Artist | film-maker | animator

Tag: Stromness

  • An Encyclopaedia of Great British Collage

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    An Encyclopaedia of Great British Collage (or How I Learnt To Stop Worrying And Love The Monarchy) is a forthcoming exhibition of collage art by Orcadian artist Martin Laird. Catch it at Northlight gallery, Stromness, Orkney, from the 19th of September to the 8th of October 2024, 10am to 5pm daily except Sundays.

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    An Encylopaedia of Great British Collage, Or How I Learnt To Stop Worrying And Love The Monarchy. An Exhibtion by Martin Laird at Northlight in Stromness from 19th Sep. to 8th Oct. 2024. 10am to 5pm except Sundays. Poster has cut-out text in various fonts over an oval portrait of Queen Victoria with a snarling tiger face. George VI ambles in wearing a pointy African hat and a Scottish tartan plaid. There is also an image of a crown. Image has a blue border and is mainly white with some red lettering.

  • Exhibition – Njuggles

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    Njuggles (aka Kelpies) at Northlight For two weeks commencing 1st November 2020, an exhibition of Njuggles (aka Kelpies) can be seen at Northlight Gallery in Stromness. As the gallery is currently not open to the public due to Covid-19 restrictions, work is showing in the windows. The exhibition can be viewed from the street. In…

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    Martin Laird
    Njuggles (aka Kelpies) - an exhibition taking place in the windows of Northlight Gallery, Stromness, from Saturday 31st October to Friday 13th November 2020.

  • Alexander Graham

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    Alexander Graham v. the Royal Burgh of Kirkwall Alexander Graham was a merchant who lived in Stromness, Orkney, in the 18th Century. At the time Stromness was growing from a tiny fishing village to a sizeable town due to its convenient location on the North Atlantic trade routes. This put it in competition with the…

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    Martin Laird
    Alexander Graham protesting unfair tax levied on Stromness, standing behind a wealthy Kirkwall burgher with a protest placard.

  • Stromness

    The great Stromhole in the sky, fed by burning farm plastic.

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    Martin Laird
    A view of Stromness from Cairston with the setting sun glowing behind a gap inteh clouds behind the hills of Hoy.

  • Woman’s Suffrage Exhibition at Northlight Gallery

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    Woman’s Suffrage: A Work In Progress A Gude Cause Maks A Strong Erm In December, production artwork for an upcoming animation will be on display at the Northlight Gallery in Stromness. This work was created for a short film from The Orkney News called A Gude Cause Maks A Strong Erm. Researched and written by Fiona…

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    Martin Laird
    Woman's Suffrage: A Work in Progress. Artwork from the upcoming animated short "A Gude Cause Maks A Strong Erm." Exhibition at the Northlight Gallery in Stromness from December 1st to 6th.