Shelters

“Shelters” is a documentary series of photographs that examines the visual parallels between World War II sea defences on the Moray and East Highland Coast and a unique man-made driftwood structure previously located at the moth of the River Spey. The exhibition presents two series of images in parallel. This comparison highlights surprising similarities in form and features between the robust military structure and the organic driftwood sculpture, despite their differing origins.

Supported by the High Life Highlands Visual Artists and Craft Makers Award, the photographs were captured on film. Rhys is a member of the Inverness Darkroom where he developed the films and then hand printed the images on silver gelatine fibre-based paper.