Argyll Hope Spot

In the summer of 2022 I took part in an underwater artists residency with Argyll Coast and Islands Hope Spot. The Argyll Coast and Islands Hope Spot is a community-led celebration of this part of Scotland's world-class riches. It stretches from Ardnamurchan to Loch Sween.

Throughout the summer of 2022 eleven artists, musicians and writers gathered in the Hope Spot to take part in a snorkelling artists' residency. With support of knowledgeable ecologists, fellow marine artists and a qualified safety swimmer we made work underwater and on land, with the aim of bringing to life the many species that live in this hidden underwater world.

I was amazed by the abundance and variety of marine life in this area of the coast. From serpulid worms, to oysters and crabs, brittlestars, kelp forests and seagrass meadows. The more time we spent underwater the more it became clear that the different species were all working together to create these beautiful and complex eco systems.