is a Scottish artist based in Rotterdam (NL). Working between textiles, text, sound and performance, her practice is concerned with collecting, occupying and rearranging time. Engaging in slow and meticulous processes of undoing and reordering she creates intricate tapestries from found, foraged and discarded materials – an old curtain, field recordings or detritus gathered from daily life are all subject to the same method. Her repetitive processes are a subtle act of defiance, a form of non-productive productivity that elongates the in-between moments, creating time for lingering and uncertainty.
During the residency, Meghan is working on a collection of experimental sound and poetry works for a series of performances that use the act of unravelling and embroidering a piece of textile as the rhythm, and forum, for storytelling. The work explores the feeling of being in-between the two places she calls home, Scotland and the Netherlands, and the way her use of language has changed as a result. The audio performance will be crafted from a collection of sound and written material – field recordings, piano compositions and poetry – that will be deconstructed and recomposed throughout the performance. Through the work she aims to use sound and language to create a temporary form of ‘home’, that both she and the audience can occupy.
The development of this work is supported by @cbkrotterdam
▶ Kintai Arts residency programme for individual projects