‘FRAGILE’ – the development of an art and ecology project, by Jan Hendry’
I’ve been wanting to do an art & ecology project for years. If the purpose of art is to show what you care about, then I see it as my job as an artist to make work inspired by the ‘living planet’ (apologies to David Attenborough!).
Why moths? I decided to focus on moths after going to two moth-themed events in 2023: one at Scotia Seeds near Brechin, run by Buglife and a group of local experts; one at Campy Growers at Camperdown Park in Dundee, organised by wildlife tour leader Ian Ford. I was amazed at the beauty and variety of the moths and the knowledge and enthusiasm of the experts. The other people at the events were as impressed as me and we had a very sociable time passing round moths in pots, “ooh-ing” and “ah-ing” at their amazing patterns and colours.