A Road Less Travelled

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by sarah bold

oil on cradled board

h: 30 w: 23 d: 2 (cms).

During the pandemic, in between lockdowns, there was a huge influx of visitors to the Scottish Highlands. The surge in tourism was very much needed and welcomed during such tough economic times, yet it also became a double edged sword as the reality of the numbers was realised. People weren’t just seeking a ‘holiday’, they were seeking an escape, a sense of anonymity and in some cases sadly, an abandonment of responsibility. A sense of isolation and natural beauty makes folk feel understandably free, but for some also unaccountable - and once they are gone it is the landscape itself that records their trespasses and bares the brunt.

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