Emma Theresa Jude: The Map Is Not The Territory

Through artist impressions and technical diagrams from her fieldwork, geologist and landscape artist Emma Theresa Jude reports on her recent ascent of the ‘Inaccessible Pinnacle’ at the peak of Sgùrr Dearg on the Scottish Isle of Skye. 2.8 billion years of Earth’s history lies just beneath the surface of Skye’s mountains and ridges; from rivers as old as life itself, to abyssal oceans, to the deep cores of ancient volcanoes. The ghosts of landscapes past are there to be seen, only if you know how to look…

Find out more about the artist at emmatheresajude.com

This exhibition is part of Orleans House Gallery’s 2021–2022 Emerging Artists Programme. The Emerging Artists Programme supports early-career artists in the first 10 years of development.