Gail McGregor is an artist who, after moving to Skye 8 years ago, was horrified by the amount of marine debris she found on her local beach. She decided it was imperative to use the found rubbish to create a sculpture: Climate Change – The Plastic Age.
The sculpture has been shown at the Steadings Art Gallery, Balmacara, and at the Mitchel Library. Gail also received funding from Creative Scotland to show the sculpture in seven venues throughout Scotland. Sponsored by Kate Forbes MSP, Climate Change – The Plastic Age will be on show at The Scottish Parliament (January 23-25) and at the V& A in Dundee on 20th of March as part of their exhibition Keeping Scotland Beautiful.
Gail said “Art can be the bridge between the cold hard facts of climate change, and the emotions we need to feel to actually take action. The issues facing our planet take us beyond the usual human scale of our day-to-day lives, relationships and worries. Art is essential therefore in helping us to feel the urgency of those challenges. To pay attention. To care. I wanted to create a piece of artwork that highlighted the global challenges affecting the world’s oceans, seas and coastlines today.”
