To mark the end of Calum MacKinnon Ferguson’s ‘Na Raiders: Eilean Mòr aig aon duine is sinne gun fheannag’ installation we’d like to invite you along to join us for an evening of potato lifting and discussion, with live music from Pàdraig Morrison.
The Vatersay Raiders, (including Ferguson’s great-great grandfather, Donnchadh Antanaidh Caimbeul) were imprisoned in 1908 for occupying the Isle of Vatersay, land which their ancestors where forcibly evicted from, by tyrannical Landlords. The ten imprisoned Raiders were later released after public outcry and the island later purchased by the Scottish Government to be divided into crofts for the Raiders and their families, a pivotal moment in Scottish land reform.
The Vatersay Land Raids were driven by a need for food security; potatoes were of vital importance in providing sustenance year round for the people of the Hebrides. Feannag (2025) is a living installation – a work in progress culminating on the evening of the 10th January 2025, where the potatoes will be lifted, cooked and eaten.
Book your free ticket below, for Na Raider’s closing event on Saturday 10th January, 7pm. Spaces are limited and must be booked in advance.
Calum Mackinnon Ferguson is a multi-disciplinary artist working predominantly in sculpture and site specific installation, as well as expressive landscape painting. Graduating from The Glasgow School of Art in 2021, his practice evokes feelings of nature connectedness, raising awareness of often disregarded parts of ecologies and cultures. Ferguson’s Gàidhlig language and heritage is crucial, as a connection to the land and people of the Hebrides.
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