New exhibitions<\/p>\n
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Paloma Proudfoot, Lay Figures, The Lowry 2024 \u00a9 The Artist and The Approach Gallery, London<\/p>\n
Collective\u2019s 2026 programme will open with the first solo show in Scotland by Paloma Proudfoot, a graduate of Edinburgh College of Art (ECA). The exhibition brings together recent work, with new sculpture and performance devised specially for Collective\u2019s City Dome Gallery.<\/p>\n
10 years after her participation in prestigious emerging artist platforms Royal Scottish Academy\u2019s New Contemporaries and Edinburgh\u2019s Art Festival\u2019s Platform, Ms Proudfoot will present her solo exhibition at Collective from 6 March \u2013 24 May 2026.<\/p>\n
Expanding on her exploration of the female voice and body, the exhibition will present large scale ceramic friezes, depicting contemporary puppet-like figures often in uncanny medical poses where skin and organs are revealed, examined and stitched together.<\/p>\n
The artist\u2019s installations combine references to the Celtic tradition of keening and the 19th century French neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot\u2019s use of hypnosis to examine \u2018hysteria\u2019 in women, with current explorations into women\u2019s voices as technological \u2018puppets\u2019 such as Siri and Alexa.<\/p>\n
Continuing her long-term collaboration with Glasgow-based artist Aniela Piasecka, Paloma will stage a newly commissioned performance in which ceramic mannequins are activated and perform alongside an arresting score by Glasgow-based composer Ailie Ormston.<\/p>\n
Katie Paterson: <\/strong>Afterlife<\/strong><\/p>\n Collective\u2019s summer exhibition programme will include a solo presentation by the internationally acclaimed Scottish artist Katie Paterson, presenting her new work Afterlife. Commissioned for Folkestone Triennial 2025, curated by Collective\u2019s Director Sorcha Carey, this important new work will be shared with audiences in Scotland for the first time at Collective.\u00a0<\/p>\n The solo exhibition will run from 19 June \u2013 6 September.<\/p>\n Afterlife brings together nearly 200 amulets in a sculptural installation designed in collaboration with Berlin-based architects, Zeller and Moye.<\/p>\n Amulets are miniature talismanic objects, typically carved in stone. Appearing across millennia and cultures, they are small enough to be held in the hand or worn, and are generally considered protective. \u00a0<\/p>\n Afterlife reimagines this tradition. Working with museums around the world, Ms Paterson has recreated amulets civilisations across the globe (including Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Viking, Islamic, Japanese, Indian, Chinese, Celtic, Greco-Roman and Pre-Columbian), using materials sourced from endangered landscapes and fragile ecosystems, to serve as a bridge between past and present.<\/p>\n The materials used to recreate the amulets reflect the pressing environmental issues of our time. Rocks from glacial terrains left bare by retreating ice, coral from the Great Barrier Reef, stones from islands facing rising sea levels, and other materials from devastated or threatened ecosystems are transformed into tiny objects of reflection, connection and renewal. Each chosen material carries a story of environmental fragility, symbolising urgent issues such as biodiversity loss, deforestation, and the impact of climate change.<\/p>\n Installed in a distinctive circular table crafted from sycamore by local makers Silvan, Afterlife\u00a0explores themes of deep time, geology, and the environment.\u00a0<\/p>\n Time + Space<\/p>\n Director of Collective Sorcha Carey said:\u00a0\u201cThere is so much to look forward to at Collective next year, as we continue to provide space for artists to test ideas, develop ambitious work, and share them with our audiences on Calton Hill.<\/p>\n \u201cTime + Space marks an exciting new chapter in our programme for early-career artists in Scotland, building on our long history of supporting emerging artists. We can\u2019t wait to open the year with Paloma Proudfoot\u2019s extraordinary work, and I\u2019m personally delighted to bring Katie Paterson\u2019s Afterlife home to Scotland after working with her for the Folkestone Triennial.\u201d<\/p>\n Drawing on centuries of cultural and spiritual traditions to reflect the fragility of the natural world today, this exhibition is intended to prompt us to consider the legacies we leave\u00a0for future generations.\u00a0<\/p>\n Creative Folkestone for Folkestone Triennial 2025 commissioned Afterlife, with additional support from The Shifting Foundation, Collective Edinburgh, and Goethe-Institut Glasgow.<\/p>\n For more information, please visit: www.collective-edinburgh.art<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1762734791_445_w=1024.jpeg\")
Katie Paterson, Afterlife, Folkestone Trienni al 2025. (C) Thierry<\/p>\n
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