World Heritage Site artist in residence appointed

Visual artist, Rik Hammond has been appointed as Artist in Residence within Orkney’s World Heritage Site — The Heart of Neolithic Orkney, as part of the Symbols in a Landscape project.

Jointly managed by the Pier Arts Centre, Orkney Research Centre for Archaeology (ORCA) and Historic Scotland, Symbols in a Landscape aims to develop contemporary visual arts projects across the World Heritage Site and bring together the disciplines of art and archaeology, building on the considerable interest in both fields of study that exists locally in Orkney and further afield.

Originally from Hastings, in East Sussex, Rik Hammond moved to Orkney in 2004 and now lives and works in St Margaret’s Hope. During the residency, which runs until March 2012, Rik will work alongside Ness of Brodgar archaeologists and Historic Scotland Rangers across the World Heritage Site, to develop new projects in consultation with local communities.