Robin Gillanders
The Rowan is Learning to Write
About this artwork
The garden of the sculptor, Ian Hamilton Finlay, is a construction using stone and plants together. The photographer has captured the moment when the shadow of leaves caresses the foot of the stone. The wing-shaped shadow suggests the Latin name of the rowan tree 'sorbus aucuparia', which means 'birdcatching'; and their pointed tips appear to be scribbling on the stone in agreement with the inscription.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Robin Gillanders (born 1952) Scottish
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title:The Rowan is Learning to Write
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date created:1997
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materials:Gelatin silver print
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measurements:30.20 x 30.40 cm
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credit line:Purchased 1998
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accession number:PGP 184.21
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Robin Gillanders
Robin Gillanders
Robin Gillanders was born in Edinburgh in 1952 and studied at the University of Edinburgh from 1970-4. After teaching history at the Royal High School in Edinburgh from 1975-82, Gillanders began a career as a freelance advertising and fashion photographer. He has taught photography at Napier...
