I was recently awarded a micro-commission to make some work for the Leven Catchment Collective as part of the Forth Rivers Trust Artist in Residency programme. Their current artist-in-residence, Laura Frood, asked me to ‘Think Like a Catchment’, which has encouraged me to view the landscape in a different way. Not by the boundaries of towns or who owns the land, but by following the water. I’ve responded by making a short audiovisual essay exploring my relationship to Loch Leven and the riparian zone around it.
I’ve lived near the banks of Loch Leven for the last six years, but I’ve been visiting the area for much longer – since the early 1990s. During this time I’ve fallen in love with the landscape and have often been drawn to the water. It has seeped into much of my music and visual work. It has also formed the basis for many artistic collaborations.
The video features footage and field recordings captured over the last ten years or so. I use a collection of unusual lenses to film through and a range of microphones to record with. This equipment helps give me different perspectives. I try to imagine what it might be like to experience the landscape if I wasn’t a human – but instead a fish, a bird, an insect, a lichen, a tree, or a rock.
The video was screened at the Catchment Festival on Saturday 17 October 2026.
For more information on the Leven Catchment Collective, visit their site here. Laura has written a lovely blog about her time in residence, which you can read here.