Inverse Ruin by Gijs Van Vaerenbergh: A Steel Ghost of an Archaic Temple in Southern Italy In the Archaeological Park of Herakleia, along the quiet landscape of Italy’s Ionian plain, Gijs Van Vaerenbergh introduces Inverse Ruin — a temporary installation that reimagines the footprint of an ...

Gijs Van Vaerenbergh’s Inverse Ruin suspends a steel outline above the Archaic Temple of Herakleia — revealing history through absence instead of reconstruction? #ArtAndArchaeology #DesignThinking #OtavioDesign
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UHI contingent head to Bilbao for CHAT 2025 conference Earlier this month, Dr Antonia Thomas was joined by several current and former MA Contemporary Art and Archaeology students in Bilbao, in the Basque Country, to attend the Contemporary and Historical Archaeology in Theory (CHAT) conference.

Earlier this month, Dr Antonia Thomas was joined by several current and former MA Contemporary Art and Archaeology students in Bilbao, in the Basque Country, to attend the Contemporary and Historical Archaeology in Theory (CHAT) conference.
#archaeology #ArtandArchaeology #CHAT #CHAT2025

Two guest lectures from Antonia during this week’s Norway visit Dr Antonia Thomas will be giving two guest lectures during a brief visit to Norway this week.

Dr Antonia Thomas will be giving two guest lectures during a brief visit to Norway this week.
#archaeology #artandarchaeology #research #ThinkUHI

An outing for my #what3words #stainedglass cups to #aberystwyth and the #starlings performed as well! Bonus!! #murmuration #copperfoil #madeinwales #artandarchaeology

Another three Archaeology Institute graduates on the path to a PhD - Archaeology Orkney Three of our Contemporary Art and Archaeology MA graduates have started their PhD research.

Three of our Contemporary Art and Archaeology MA graduates have started their PhD research.
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#Archaeology #ArtAndArchaeology #PhD #StudentStories #Postgraduate #ThinkUHI

Upright stone slab with engravings similar to butterflies

Close up of butterfly carving

2 tattoos based on the butterfly carvings... mine is the top one!!

Something a bit different for #StandingStoneSunday. The @nessofbrodgar.bsky.social butterfly stone. Found in Structure 12, it may have once stood upright. Not only is it beautiful but also responsible for many, many #tattoos across #Orkney and beyond 😉
#Neolithic #artandarchaeology

Art & Archaeology student awarded SSA prize - Archaeology Orkney An amazing achievement - Susan Pearson has been awarded the SSA Prize from the Society of Scottish Artists.

Congratulations to MA Contemporary Art & Archaeology student Susan Pearson, who has been awarded the SSA Prize from the Society of Scottish Artists.
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#ArtAndArchaeology #ThinkUHI #UHIOrkney

Onto the last session: Uni Highlands & Islands #MA #ArtAndArchaeology takeover!: Art and Archives - creative practice as archaeological research, do we need more transdisciplinary and subjectivity in archaeology? YES! #PMAC24

Back on site today, pushing broom to tidy things up... Perk of the job is getting to see this #Neolithic #carving up close. It's in the passageway next to the entrance of House 1 which is interesting. Same design also seen @nessofbrodgar #skarabrae #artandarchaeology #orkney