“One, two, three, four, five, six, eight, ten, fifteen: good, solid numbers. Yellow, blue, red; and pink and purple and then, black, the source of authority. Cryptic descriptions and emptied words. Lists. Graphics. Reasoning beyond reason, clarity beyond understanding. Rigour, both of action and thought, in actions that confuse thought, and thoughts followed by obtuse actions. And then a voice: calm, sharp, unavoidable.
These elements, amongst others, form a core around which Holly McCulloch's practice develops, creating crossovers and encounters, synergies and coincidences. Hers is a universe in expansion, where each piece plays a part in a large frame of ideas and events, all converging in the same direction: the creation, the exploration of a parallel world, partially reminiscent of ours but kept at distance by its cryptic rules, its self-assured values. Colours forming hierarchies and archetypal social systems, selected numbers providing rules for the work's construction, relationships of power crystallised over time - all seem to designate a stalled bureaucratic space, where the routines of obedience long ago replaced the freedom of action and speech.” from The playground of bureaucracy by Pedro Faria, New Writing Scotland Project 2007.
NEW WORK SCOTLAND PROGRAMME 2007 The Collective Gallery is delighted to announce that this year's New Work Scotland Programme (NWSP) will feature an exciting mix of solo exhibitions, performances and a series of discussion events. -- Dates: Saturday 29 Sept - Saturday 27 Oct. Artist: Holly McCulloch. Title: New Work Scotland Programme 2007. Info: Solo gallery exhibition. Preview: Friday 28th September, 7-9pm. -- Dates: Monday 29 Oct - Saturday 17 Nov. Artists: Oliver Herbert, Tessa Lynch, Andy Wake. Title: New Work Scotland Programme 2007. Info: A series of three highly experiential performative projects. -- Dates: Monday 26 Nov - Saturday 22 Dec. Artist: Jason Nelson. Title: New Work Scotland Programme 2007. Info: Solo gallery exhibition. --
Launched in 2000 the critically acclaimed NWSP is a Collective initiative aimed at giving recent, Scottish based graduates their first major solo show. This represents the only such open submission programme
