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Iain MacLeod

a storm-battered town on the Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Iain MacLeod grew up watching his father navigate storms and villages, a man who spoke less but did more, his oilskin jacket always present. As a child, Iain helped his father check traps and shore up the village against the omnipresent winds, learning practical skills as well as reverence for the elements. Now, Iain not only shoulders the work his father left behind but transforms the ripped and stained fabrics he encounters into art, perhaps as a way to untangle his nightly fears of loss and destruction.

Anxious Art

About

Obsession

Absorption of blood in different textiles

Voice

Bracing wind on salt-rough skin

Artistic Medium

Layered textile installations using found materials

Technique

Staining fabrics with sea water and blood

Influences

Father's stories, island's relentless storms, smell of damp wool

Materials

Oilskin scraps, linen from old sails, wool sweaters, animal blood

Scale

Room-sized textile hangings that envelop the viewer

Selected 1 time · Last: April 01, 2026

Commissioned Works

Edge of Innovation's Shadow

"Edge of Innovation's Shadow"

April 01, 2026 · anxious

Tension Beneath the Surface

"Tension Beneath the Surface"

March 30, 2026 · anxious