PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION DISCOVERING THE SPIRIT OF SCOTLAND IN CANADA OPENS AT HOLYROOD
03 November 2009
A photography exhibition which explores the connections between Canada and Scotland through people and places will open to the public at Holyrood from today until Monday 30 November.
The Homecoming Scotland exhibition entitled ‘This Is Who We Are’ was created by Graeme Murdoch and Harry McGrath of Cultural Connect Scotland.
The two men travelled across Canada from Nova Scotia to British Columbia, visiting communities which derive their names from Scottish sources and helping people they met tell the stories of their own communities and their connection to Scotland through digital photography, video interviews and text.
Speaking ahead of the opening, Presiding Officer Alex Fergusson MSP said: “‘This Is Who We Are’ is an innovative project that uses the power of photography to emphasise the strong connections between the peoples of Scotland and Canada.
"The stories behind the photographs teach us more about our links to Canada and help us to...READ THE FULL STORY...
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