Jasmine Mcphee
(She/Her)
Coltas nan Gàidheal
What could the material history of Gaelic have looked like, had it not been subject to such violent erasure?
This project set out to explore a feeling of disconnection towards formal Gaelic culture, as a ‘first-generation’ speaker who learned the language in Glasgow – despite it being a part of my heritage.
By re-appropriating archival materials in combination with a visual language from my closer background, I am bridging a gap to alternative narrative; imagining what could have been.
Most of the songs in this book are puirt-à-bheuls - a traditional form of 'mouth music'. Upon closer inspection, there is a gap between the tone in which they are often delivered in contemporary culture, and the content of the lyrics.
Middle Ground
This body of work acts as an enquiry on form, surrounding the term ‘Middle Ground’ – making use of experimental book formats and digital manipulation.
