A.I.R. Gallery

Meg Walker

Kirkcudbright, Scotland (Scottish)
The images, feelings and words constantly streaming through my head and the process through which they are transformed into visible forms – into sculpture, drawings, or prints – is what interests me. The landscape has always been a source and inspiration for my work – the natural, the cultural, the rural and now the landscapes of the mind.

The group of sculptures My Brain Has A Mind of Its Own comes from the realization that I seem unable to control my attempts to capture and make visible the raw ideas and images that flit obsessively through my mind. It is the very rawness of these first impressions that I want.

In the earlier Barns: Space and Place, I see the barns not only records of space and place but also as metaphors for what is happening in agricultural, farming, politics and our changing climate. Further, they are my childhood in Scotland, growing up just after the Second World War, a time of austerity in an already frugal culture with little interest in decoration or frivolous things.

I work in a series often attempting to answer a question or questions. With the Barns it was “Why do I like these structures and what can I do with them?” In the Brain group it is “How do I make visible what is happening in my head?” The materials I use are often cast off or ready made. I frequently leave the surfaces of these ready-made elements in their original state to reveal their identity and their history while juxtaposing them with more traditional materials such as wood, metal and plaster. I also make drawings and prints related to the sculptures.

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