"Invisible Cartographies XIII: Days of Empire Gone" Print

Born and raised in the east end of Glasgow (Shettleston, to be precise), I’m a Scottish artist whose path has wandered through the Glasgow School of Art, Jordanhill College, and the University of Strathclyde and, somehow, ending up as a professor at the University of Lapland in Finland. My recent series, Wondering in the City, revisits the Glasgow of my past and present. I walk, pause, and observe; tracing the shifting pulse of a city shaped by memory, labour, and loss. From shipyards and fishing fleets to the uneasy presence of nuclear submarines, the work reflects on how human activity leaves its imprint on both place and imagination. Alongside this, Invisible Cartographies unfolds as an ongoing series of limited-edition digital pigment prints exploring place, memory, and the mutable landscapes of the Firth of Clyde. Layering drawing, photography, and mixed media, these speculative “maps” evoke the traces of heritage and time, refracted through the lens of digital perception. Each work is a meditation on transformation; the visible and the forgotten, the enduring and the transient. My practice spans drawing, painting, photography, and mixed media. The works presented here often layer these approaches, combining traditional and experimental techniques. Each piece is offered either as a small-run original limited edition print (numbered, signed, and stamped) or as an open edition available in a range of sizes and media.