Let it Come Down

Let it Come Down conjures a world unfixed and unmoored. In the Tibetan Book of the Dead, the ‘bardo’ is described as a transitional state between death and rebirth. Drawing loosely on this dreamlike condition, Dagger and Williams approach landscape as a threshold between sequences of time and states of mind.

In this survey of photographic stills, luminous daylight and the vacant horizon lines of Scottish Borders rest against somnambulant monochrome imaginings — rural idylls of forests and walled gardens, bluebells and branches. What happens above is not always echoed below; time rushes in. Let it Come Down inhabits the space in between.

Matthew Arthur Williams (b. London, 1989) is a Glasgow-based artist, photographer and DJ. Often collaborating with others, Williams’ work typically incorporates photography, moving image and sound. He completed his BA at Manchester Metropolitan University in 2012.

Gemma Dagger (b. Dumfries, 1982) is a distinguished photographer and artist whose creative practice is rooted in narrative exploration and social research. She holds an MA in Film and Moving Image Production from the Northern Film School and a BA in Photography from the University of the West of Scotland.

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