Behind the Museum at Achtercairn, Gairloch there is a little hill called Torr na h-Ulaidh, or the hill of the treasure. Local folklore tells us that a treasure was once buried at the back of this hill by people fleeing from an enemy and that it remains hidden to this day. It is from this place name that we have taken the title for the exhibition, Ulaidhean/Treasures.
The selection committee at the Society of Scottish Artists, who organised this exhibition, selected Siregar’s digital photograph entitled Pandemic Isolation Escape, a family portrait from the day her husband came out of Covid Isolation after returning from his work in South Sudan in 2020. This piece previously featured in her solo show, ‘Fragility’, at Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock, in February 2024.
