Come and see the first solo show in Scotland by Paloma Proudfoot, a graduate of Edinburgh College of Art. The exhibition brings together recent work with new sculpture and performance devised specially for our City Dome Gallery.
10 years after her participation in prestigious emerging artist platforms: Royal Scottish Academy’s New Contemporaries and Edinburgh’s Art Festival’s Platform, Proudfoot will present her solo exhibition at Collective from Friday 6 March – Sunday 24 May 2026.
Expanding on Proudfoot’s exploration of the female voice and body, the exhibition will present large scale ceramic friezes, depicting contemporary puppet-like figures often in uncanny medical poses where skin and organs are revealed, examined and stitched together. Proudfoot’s engaging installations combine historic references such as the 19th century French neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot's use of hypnosis to examine ‘hysteria’ in women with current explorations into women’s voices as technological ‘puppets’ such as Siri and Alexa.
Continuing her long-term collaboration with artist Aniela Piasecka, Proudfoot will stage a newly commissioned performance where ceramic mannequins are activated and perform alongside an arresting score made by composer Ailie Ormston.