Ian Hamilton Finlay – publications Air Letters & 1789 / 1794

On the occasion of the exhibition Ian Hamilton Finlay – 1789 / 1794 at Victoria Miro, London, 10 June – 31 July 2015 there are two catalogues published by Victoria Miro & Wild Hawthorne Press.
The publication Air Letters has an essay by Thomas A Clark and photographs by Robin Gillanders. The publication 1789 / 1794 is a catalogue of the works in the exhibitions curated by Pia Maria Simig, with commentaries by Stephen Bann. The two publications have an edition of 400 copies and, kept together with a red string, are as one catalogue available at Victoria Miro

Ian Hamilton Finlay – 1789 1794
10 June – 31 July 2015
Victoria Miro
Gallery I
16 Wharf Road
London N1 7RW
www.victoria-miro.com

Robin Gillanders – website

The Edinburgh based photographer Robin Gillanders, who has collaborated with me on two publications and two prints with Ian Hamilton Finlay, has a new website:

www.robingillanders.com

photographs © Robin Gillanders – portrait of the artist David Williams, 1988
bottom: from Ian's Fleet, a suite of 15 photographs, Little Sparta, 2002

Robin Gillanders – Ian's Fleet / the toy sail boats of Ian Hamilton Finlay

Robin Gillanders – Ian's Fleet

a book published by Peter Foolen Editions in November 2012.

This book is showing a sequence of 15 photographs taken by Robin Gillanders of the fleet of boats made by Ian Hamilton Finlay. This 'regatta' of toy sail boats took place with Ian Hamilton Finlay on Lochan Eck, Stonypath, Little Sparta, in June 2002.

24 pages, softcover bound, 20 x 24 cm

printed in duotone by Lecturis, Eindhoven

edition of 300 copies

there is also a special limited edition published with this book:

an original photograph,  numbered and signed by Robin Gillanders in an edition of 25 copies. The silver gelatine photograph is printed by Robin Gillanders on Ilford Warmtone Multigrade FB paper (see image above)

Price publication  £ 10 / € 12,50

publication with edition  £ 100 / € 125 

Robin Gillanders is a photographer living in Edinburgh and he had a long-time association with Ian Hamilton Finlay, having done many collaborations with him. In 1998 the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh made an exhibition, and published a book, of his photographs of Little Sparta.

In 1994 I published, with Peninsula Foundation, Eindhoven, a collaboration of Ian Hamilton Finlay and Robin Gillanders, the photographic print Seasons for the portfolio Dear Stieglitz,. In 1995 Peninsula published Brount of Ian Hamilton Finlay with photographs by Robin Gillanders.

Robin Gillanders – Ian's Fleet

Robin Gillanders – Ian's Fleet
a book to be published by Peter Foolen Editions in November 2012.
This book is showing a sequence of 15 photographs taken by Robin Gillanders of the fleet of boats made by Ian Hamilton Finlay. This 'regatta' took place on Lochan Eck, Stonypath, Little Sparta, in June 2002.
24 pages, softcover bound, 20 x 24 pages
printed in duotone by Lecturis, Eindhoven
edition of 300 copies
there will be also a special limited edition of this book including a silver gelatine photograph, printed, numbered and signed by Robin Gillanders, in an edition of 25 copies

Robin Gillanders is a photographer living in Edinburgh and he had a long-time association with Ian Hamilton Finlay, having done many collaborations with him. In 1998 the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh made an exhibition, and published a book, of his photographs of Little Sparta.
In 1994 I published, with Peninsula Foundation, Eindhoven, a collaboration of Ian Hamilton Finlay and Robin Gillanders, the photographic print Seasons for the portfolio Dear Stieglitz,. In 1995 Peninsula published Brount of Ian Hamilton Finlay with photographs by Robin Gillanders.

Ian Hamilton Finlay – Brount

Ian Hamilton Finlay and Robin Gillanders – Brount / An Idyll, 1995
artistbook, published by Peninsula, Eindhoven
21 x 30 cm, 20 pages
printed in duotone by Van den Eynde, Belgium
designed by Ian Hamilton Finlay and Tjeu Teeuwen

Texts from different sources about Brount, the dog of Robespierre. The photographs are by Robin Gillanders.
The Brount ceramic dish is from the collection of Mrs. Kenneth Bratton of Blackness. It was made for IHF by David Ballantyne.

edition of 250 copies
price € 40

Ian Hamilton Finlay - Seasons

Ian Hamilton Finlay / Robin Gillanders – Seasons
1994, photography on baryta paper, 50 x 40 cm
Photograph by Robin Gillanders
Printed in and edition of 100 copies, signed
This print was also part of the portfolio Dear Stieglitz,
published by Peninsula, 1994

information on request