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Threshold artspace

Bold contemporary art by Scottish and international artists in Perth since 2005

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10am-5pm or late on performance evenings

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Invest in exclusive limited edition artworks by Scottish and international artists and support Horsecross Arts commitment to contemporary art

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COLLECT + SUPPORT is Horsecross Arts initiative to help you start or nurture a collection of contemporary art. You may even choose to help a friend start or grow their collection by giving them an exclusive gift of an artwork. With all the earned income from the limited editions re-invested in the contemporary art programme at Threshold artspace, you can feel good about spending while supporting the professional practice of home-grown and international artists. We launched our first limited edition at our first birthday bash in September 2006 with Susan Collins’ Glenlandia. Ever since when we produce a major new multichannel video art installation we often work closely with the artists to produce a limited edition print on paper or aluminium exclusive to Horsecross Arts. We proudly acquire one of these rare editions for our museum collection while encouraging the patronage of contemporary art, the direct support of artistic practice and the sustainable re-investment in the exhibitions at Threshold artspace. All editions are signed and numbered by the artists on reverse. The works start from £50 each excluding VAT, postage and framing. For sales enquiries including special offers please contact the Box Office or drop me a line at inedkova@horsecross.co.uk. Iliyana Nedkova, Horsecross Arts Creative Director (Contemporary Art)

Carved by Light (2015) Agnieszka Kozlowska (UK/Alps)

£50 each

A blind-embossed print on handmade paper in a limited edition of ten and two artist’s proofs from the original photographic reliefs that celebrate the 150th anniversary of the golden age of alpinism. In the summer of 2015 the artist traversed the highest ranges of the Alps carrying heavy large-format camera and light-sensitive materials and climbed to locations overlooking over 30 major peaks ascended by the British mountaineers in that period (1854- 1865). Using a heretofore unexplored photographic technique, for each summit the artist has produced a relief in a photopolymer plate exposed directly in-camera for several hours. The Grand Cornier (3962m a.s.l.) selected for the edition, was climbed for the first time by Edward Whymper with guides Christian Almer, Franz Biener and Michel Croz on the16th of June 1865. See the accompanying photographic reliefs under the same title 10. Carved by Light (2015) by Agnieszka Kozlowska showing as part of Mountains.

The Dusk Water (2015) Alex Boyd (Germany/Scotland)

£50 each

With its distinctive peak, Cir Mhor is best known as the Scottish Matternhorn and one of the finest mountains on the Isle of Arran. This work also pays an homage to the Japanese landscape artist Hiroshi Toshida. A print on handmade paper in a limited edition of ten and two artist’s proofs from the artist’s ongoing Dusk Water series. A rare and exclusive edition from an artist who has earned wide critical acclaim for working in remote places. See the accompanying large-scale photograph under the same title 12. The Dusk Water (2015) by Alex Boyd acquired for the Horsecross Arts collection of contemporary art showing as part of Mountains .

Labanotation (2009) Katrina McPherson + Simon Fildes (Scotland)

£50 each or £150 for a set of four

A portfolio of four limited edition prints on paper accompanied by a Glossary. Labanotation of the duets between human and rock. Usually deployed to notate dance, labanotation captures movement on the page so that it can be shared in all parts of the world and with future generations. The artists employ this universal dance language with a tongue-in-cheek attitude to further emphasise the performative nature of the rock climbers’ sport. Each print indicates a particular boulder in each of the four highland locations and scores the ‘dance routines’ of the individual climbers. The specially commissioned Labanotation in these prints was scored by Gwen Goodman and transcribed by Louise Tanoto. See the accompanying single-channel video art installation 18. Crux (2009) by Katrina McPherson + Simon Fildes showing as part of Mountains.

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Glenlandia (2006) Susan Collins Lives and works in London and Whitby

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£50 each or £150 for a set of four

A portfolio of four limited edition inkjet prints on archival matte paper. The quartet includes Glenlandia 26 May 2006, 05:18am (Spring); Glenlandia 6 July 2006, 18:34pm (Summer); Glenlandia 2 November 2005, 17:58pm (Autumn) and Glenlandia 31 December 2005, 23:02pm (Winter). A historical lexicon of painted pastoral scenes and contemporary digital media combine in the four seasons ‘woven’ pixel-by-pixel using a webcam and specially devised software. Slowing down the webcam transmission to a minimum (one pixel per second) results in the compression of a 24 hour period into a single image: the black band visible in each indicates night. Seasonal variations can be traced through the amount of daylight present in each scene. The subtle interaction between weather, nature and man unfolding by the lakeside of Loch Fascally near Pitlochry. Accompanied by an issue of Read More – Horsecross Arts journal for critical writing - downloadable for free from horsecross.co.uk

Moth (2009) Su Grierson Lives and works in Perth

£50 each

Pac-Man at Large (2014) Theresa Pickles Lives and works in Clackmannanshire and Stirling

£50 each

Limited edition Lambda* print on paper where design reclaims its natural habitat. “For centuries, landscape and nature have been domesticated on the surfaces of textiles, ceramics and furnishings, but here they are re-patriated into a new pattern. This new pattern symbolically abstracts the basic form, but by re-uniting that abstraction with images from the real world it can take on a different set of perceptions.” Su Grierson *Lambda printing is an industrial digital printing process using photographic technigues. Prints can be matt or coated with a protective finish. These prints are guaranteed lightfast. Accompanied by a limited edition artist’s book Intersections (2013) by Su Grierson published by Horsecross Arts and available from the Box Office for £14.

Limited edition print on aluminium inspired by the classic video game Pac-Man blending foreboding Scottish landscape with the iconic design of the 1980s game. The landscape belongs to the person who looks at it, said Ralph Waldo Emerson but judging from Pickles’ work, it belongs to those of us who can set free and immerse ourselves in the landscape as if it were a Pac-Man game. Pickles substitutes the classic labyrinth of the Pac-Man game with a bright red Pac-Dot as a reminder that our natural and man-built environment is increasingly ‘infected’ by the ubiquitous presence of digital media.Accompanied by Pac-Man at Large (2014) a multi-channel video art installation by Theresa Pickles also part of the Horsecross Arts collection of contemporary art.

Acres Wild Triptych (2009) Marek Styczen (Poland/Scotland)

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A set of 3 inkjet prints on archival double weight paper mounted on aluminium investigating the toned monochrome working with all available light, stripping the scene to its basics and using no digital manipulation. The triptych features Sound of Raasay (2008), Drumadoon (2008) and Glow, Western Ross (2007). “My aim is to capture the beauty of the natural world and my current passion is the Scottish natural landscape. Since coastal landscape is close to my heart, I feel privileged to be able to work in the part of the world offering some of the most varied and dramatic coastline in the Scottish Highlands.” Marek Styczen

Join a curator’s tour with Iliyana Nedkova, Horsecross Arts Creative Director (Contemporary Art) as part of Coffee, Croissant and Art. Selected Wednesdays at 11.30am. Meet at the Glassrooms Cafe Bar. £3.50 per person. Book in advance as spaces are limited. Pick up a free exhibition guide from the wall pockets in the artspace, the Box Office or download it from www.horsecross.co.uk Mountains is produced by Horsecross Arts for Threshold artspace in partnership with The Centre for Mountain Studies, Perth College, University of the Highlands and Islands | The Royal Scottish Geographical Society | The Mountain Research Initiative | SMArt: Sustainable Mountain Art and Moray House School of Education, University of Edinburgh. Additional project funding provided by Arts Council England, Swiss Alpine Club, Mammut and Via Alpina.

Pioneered and managed by Horsecross Arts Core funded by Creative Scotland and Perth & Kinross Council Horsecross Arts Ltd is registered in Scotland, no SC301328 and a charity no SC022400. Registered office: Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, Perth PH1 5HZ