A local art project from Oban and Morvern marking 90 years since the evacuation of St. ’S e pròiseact ealain ionadail a th’ ann am Fàgail Hiort, le luchd-ealain, sgrìobhadairean agus luchd-ciùil à Latharna agus às a’ Mhorbhairne, ’s e a’ comharrachadh 90 bliadhna o fhalmhachadh Hiort. Air 29 Lùnastal 1930 thàinig am bàta falmhachaidh H.M.S. Harebell o Hiort a-steach an toiseach aig Loch Àlainn agu
s an uair sin aig an Òban. (Faodar barrachd a leughadh mun latha fhèin an seo.) Mar mhuinntir nan àitichean sin aig a bheil ùidh san eachdraidh ionadail againn agus anns na cuspairean co-cheangailte ri sgeulachd Hiort, bha sinn airson an ceann-bliadhna seo a chomharrachadh ann an dòigh chruthachail. Tha sinn air a bhith a’ rannsachadh nan diofar pàirtean de sgeulachd Hiort agus ged nach eil ceangal dìreach no follaiseach aig gach pìos ealain ris, ‘s e sin a tha air an cùl. Cha robh sinn ag amas air cunntas pungail eachdraidheil leis a seo; gheibhear sin o leithid Iain Thornber, sàr-eòlaiche eachdraidh na Morbhairne (Movern Lines, Oban Times), air neo bhon iomadach leabhar a chaidh a sgrìobhadh mu Hiort. Sa phròiseact seo, tha sinn ag èisteachd ris a’ mhac-talla agus a’ lorg nan snàithean eadar daoine, àite, sgeulachdan agus cuimhne. Gheibhear clàr-innse den obair ealain air fad an seo. Tha sinn an dòchas gun còrd iad ribh. Sgioba Fàgail Hiort: Katie Harris-NicLeòid; Ciorstaigh A NicDhòmhnaill; Mara NicDhùghaill; Riona NicIlleBhàin; Sheila Quillin; Rhona NicDhùghaill.
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Leaving St. Kilda is a local art project by artists, writers and musicians from Lorne and Morvern marking 90 years since the evacuation of St. On 29 August 1930 the evacuation boat H.M.S. Harebell left St. Kilda and arrived first at Lochaline and then at Oban. (You can read more about the day itself here.) As folk from these communities who have an interest in our local history and in the themes connected to the St. Kilda story, we wanted to mark this anniversary in a creative way. We have been researching the different parts of the St. Kilda story and though there isn’t a direct or obvious connection to that in each of the artworks, that is what has inspired them. We have not sought to present a precise historical account here; that is available from others such as Iain Thornber, the very knowledgeable Morvern historian (Morvern Lines, Oban Times), or from the many books that have been written about St. In this project, we are listening to the echoes and tracing the threads between people, place, stories and memory. You can access all the pieces of art, poetry and creative writing here. We hope you like them. The Leaving St. Kilda team: Katie Harris-MacLeod; Kirsty A MacDonald; Mara Dougall; Riona Whyte; Sheila Quillin; Rhona Dougall.
