Alix McIntosh is a photographer based in Edinburgh. Her work explores landscape and the quiet traces of human presence within everyday spaces and environments.

I came to the Fish Factory wanting to slow down and make work away from the pace of everyday life. The winter landscape and shifting weather shaped my days around walking different trails, sometimes returning to the same routes to see how things had changed, observing and photographing what I found along the way.

Through these daily walks I began to notice how forms in nature echoed one another: transparent layers of ice forming, patterns in rock, weather moving across the land and textures appearing and disappearing with changing conditions. I was also drawn to the quiet traces of human presence around Stöðvarfjörður during the winter months.

Alongside the photography I experimented with other ways of making, including working in the darkroom, collage, watercolour and throwing pots in the ceramics studio. I also collaborated with another resident on a short video piece using field recordings and underwater filming. It was an incredible experience and opportunity to spend time with artists from different parts of the world and with the team at the Fish Factory.

Website: https://alixmcintosh.com/

Instagram: @alixmcintosh