In November the work on show at An Tobar's main gallery will be Ursula Ziegler's installation 'passing'. This work, originally exhibited at the Degree-Show of Glasgow School of Art in June 2004, is based on a live-act where Ursula pushed an old, rusty and 'flat-tyred' wheelbarrow with a pane of glass attached on top through Glasgow's inner city.

The installation 'passing' uses slide photography, showing reflected images caught in this pane of glass whilst walking through the city. These images show reflections of the cityscape but they also touch on thoughts of space and dimensionality. In this sense the installation is contemplation on the experience of transgressing place and space.

Artist in Residence

During the months of September and October Ursula Ziegler was invited to take up a two phase Artist in Residence project co funded by An Tobar Art Centre and Highland Renewal.

Phase One

The first phase was spent at Tireragan, an area that lies at the southern tip of the Ross of Mull and is in the care of the local charity Highland Renewal with the focus on nature & land regeneration.

Ursula established a 'Four-Week-Work pattern', in which she would walk and invigilate The Land. 'Invigilating' means 'to keep watch'. It is usually a term /job description used in a gallery/museums context and stands for those people looking after shows and exhibitions.  For the project, Ursula decided to walk and keep watch of the land with the skeleton of a chair, which had been previously stripped of its upholstery. This chair was used to investigate the landscape and its changes under the varying weather and light conditions. By using it as a frame to look through as well as to  sit on when recording the surroundings it became a 'tool' as well as an 'object'.

Phase Two

In the second phase Ursula took up her post as artist in residence at An Tobar where she developed the work resulting from this research material.

Ursula Ziegler was born in Villingen, a small town in the Southern area  of the Black Forest in Germany.  She came to Mull in 1993 where she lived near Pennyghael until 2000 when she moved to Glasgow to take up her studies at Glasgow School of Art.  She lives and works in Glasgow.

"reading The Land". Friday 5th November, 11- 3pm.  Join Ursula Zeigler for a reflective walk along the paths of Tireragan.   During the walk Ursula will offer her thoughts and give some readings on her time spent there during her residency. Meet at Tireragan gates at 11am. Bring a packed lunch, waterproofs and good footwear.

Studio Open Days/ Exhibition Opening, 6th and 7th November. 11-4pm. Meet Ursula and view her work in progress in the form of materials and thoughts gathered during her recent four weeks of artist in residence on the land of Tireragan during September.