Soft Days – an exhibition by Justine Scoltock Collage techniques can tie together so many different art practices and economic relationships and this, for me, is what Justine Scoltock’s art does in the context of a city where the women wear the trousers.
Derry city is a place that tells it how it is, and if your ego is too big for your boots the people here will let you know sharpish. Scoltock’s work is a reflection of the place and the people. She often depicts the female as the interpreter of chaos, an active, lead participant in ‘taking the mickey’ out of a situation, the storyteller and the power tool for change.
In this exhibition however, Scoltock hones in on place – coastal and river waters, the wide surrounding countryside and the elemental otherness of this part of the world. These works conjure memory, reminiscent of half-light echoing in an ethereal space between worlds…and she does this masterfully. Each piece is an atmospheric story of the things that are quiet and free and alive in the undergrowth. Sinéad Smyth, Echo Echo Gallery Curator & Associate Artist.
Echo Echo Studios Gallery, Magazine Street, Derry Opening event 7pm
Echo Echo Gallery welcomes an exhibition of artwork by Justine Scoltock, curated by Sinéad Smyth
About Justine Scoltock was born in Derry on 7 April 1971. She graduated in 1996 from Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen, having obtained a first class degree in Fine Art. She worked as an Editor and Designer at the Nerve Centre Derry from 1998-2012 when she left to co-found the digital media company, Derry Productions.
In 2017 she co-founded the community interest company Kippie. Opening Event Soft Days opens on Friday 28th February at 7pm. Open to the public. All welcome. Free entry. Refreshments provided.
Public Viewing Soft Days opens on Friday 28th February until Friday 11th April 2025. Free entry. No booking required. The exhibition will be open during building opening hours (Mon-Fri 10am-5pm plus some evenings and weekends) and will be open throughout Echo Echo Festival of Dance and Movement from 6th – 21st March. Additional opening times may be possible on request.
Soft Days | Justine Scoltock at Echo Echo Studios Gallery,
- 28/02/2025 – 11/04/2025
- Echo Echo Dance Theatre, Waterloo House, Hangman’s Bastion, Magazine Street, Derry – Londonderry,
www.echoechodance.com/whatson/soft-days-an-exhibition-by-justine-scoltock
