In this time of the emergence of AI and digitally-created photographic imagery into the mainstream, Calum Colvin’s collection reflects on mortality, creativity, and the essential role of the hand in artistic creation. The title, borrowed from an eight-line fragment penned by Keats during his final years in 1819, encapsulates the theme of the exhibition, exploring the significance of human touch and creative agency in art and photography amidst the digital age.

A Glasgow-born artist, Calum Colvin is a Professor of Fine Art Photography at the University of Dundee. Internationally renowned for his distinctive style of ‘constructed photography,’ Colvin’s artworks are held in prestigious collections worldwide, including the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Museum of Fine Art in Houston, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh, where he resides. Blending sculpture and photography, Colvin’s works are assembled tableaux of objects, meticulously painted and photographed, offering a unique perspective on the intersection of art, technology, and human expression.