"In 2007 I received the James McBey Travel Award to visit Antarctica and from this research trip made several large oil paintings on my return, including two of Elephant Island, the desolate unoccupied island known for the iconic tale of the remarkable survival and rescue of the Shackleton expedition team. These paintings, shown in 2010 at Aberdeen Art Gallery in a major exhibition to celebrate my 80th birthday, have been the inspiration for this print."
–Frances Walker
–Frances Walker
Taken from Frances Walker: Printing On, an exhibition curated by Peacock: a workshop for art, taking place at the Aberdeen Art Gallery in 2022. The exhibition features six new prints by Aberdeen-based printmaker Frances Walker realised in collaboration with Peacock during the past two extraordinary years. Looking back on her travels throughout the years, some of the prints are re-elaborations of previous plates. The prints trace a printmaking journey that unfolds through time as well as space, capturing the atmospheric presence of place and memory.
Paper Size: 121 x 38 cm
Medium: Photopolymer Gravure
Edition Size: Unique print
Year: 2022