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The Pier Arts Centre
Stromness
Title
Gods of the Earth/Gods of the Sea – Ian Hamilton Finlay, Sited on Rousay in 2005
Date
2007
Medium
silver gelatine photographic print on paper
Measurements
H 60.8 x W 50.5 cm (E)
Accession number
PAC: 131
Acquisition method
commissioned by the Pier Arts Centre, 2007
Work type
Photograph
The Pier Arts Centre
Victoria Street, Stromness, Orkney Islands KW16 3AA Scotland
Stories
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Ian Hamilton Finlay at the installation of 'Gods of the Earth/Gods of the Sea' on Rousay in 2005. Portland stone by Ian Hamilton Finlay (1925–2006) and Nicholas Sloan (b.1951). © By courtesy of the Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay & © the artist. Image credit: The Pier Arts Centre
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© ARS, NY and DACS, London 2025. Image credit: Tate
Five years…Andrew Shore