X-CHANGE

3D model of a coral found on the jacket of the decommissioned Ninian Northern offshore oil platform, courtesy the artist

I participated in X-CHANGE, an artist residency and exchange program developed by Shetland Arts and the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio. Funded by the British Council and Creative Scotland—with additional support from Art Fund (UK) and the Association of Art Museum Curators (US)—the program examined how extraction economies shape landscapes and communities.

I was paired with Shetland-based filmmaker and writer Shona Main. Together, we explored the parallel histories of oil, gas, and renewable energy development in Texas and Shetland—two regions geographically distant yet bound by shared narratives of resource exploitation and shifting energy futures.

3D model of an oil drum protesting a perceived ban on new offshore drilling off the coast of Scotland, courtesy the artist