"In September 2004, I spent a period of four weeks as Artist in Residence on the land of Tireragan (in care of the local charity Highland Renewal), on the southern tip of the Ross of Mull. This residency allowed me Research-time to gather material and develop ideas. For this period I established a 'Four-Weeks-Work pattern', in which I would walk and invigilate The Land. 'Invigilating' means 'to keep watch'. It is usually a term /job description used in a gallery/museums context and stands for those people looking after shows and exhibitions. For my project, I decided I would walk and keep watch of the land with the skeleton of a chair, which I had previously stripped of its upholstery. I would investigate the landscape and its change under the varying weather and light conditions by making use of this chair. By using it as a frame to look through as well as to sit on when recording my surroundings it would help me to see, therefore being 'tool' (for my work) as well as 'object' (in the context of a show/exhibition). The research material gathered during this period I will now take to An Tobar where I will be spending a further four weeks as Artist in Residence. Here, with the use of the facilities of An Tobar I will develop and evaluate the research material. The focus for this time will be the 'Studio Open Day', Friday 5th - Sunday 7th November 2004 at which I will be present to talk about my work. "
Ursula Ziegler