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The Edges of These Isles: Artist and photographer depict seven corners of Britain

The Edges of These Isles is a three year collaboration between photographer Simon Bray and artist Thomas Musgrove, exploring the British landscape and depicting seven beautiful locations through their respective mediums.

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Person standing on a hillside wearing a patterned beanie, looking out over rolling mountains and valleys under a cloudy sky

The pair travelled to the Lake District, Lindisfarne, Brecon Beacons, Gower Peninsula, Glen Coe, Causeway Coast in Northern Ireland and Peak District – creating one piece for each location.

Simon explains: "In exploring the same locations at the same time, we were questioning the notion of collaboration, asking how and what would we would be inspired to create from our shared experiences. We wanted to pose the question: how would the instant reactions of the photographer vary to the process and response of the artist?"

You can see the full project – featuring all the final pieces, working images and sketches – at The Whitworth in Manchester this September. A self-published 120-page book will soon be available to pre-order, along with a short film about the work. Details can be found at www.theedgesoftheseisles.com.

Via direct submission | All images courtesy of Simon Bray

Misty monochrome landscape with undulating moorland and distant hills beneath an overcast sky
Misty mountain landscape with dark rocky peaks and ridges emerging from fog, depicted in muted blues and greys in an atmospheric painting
Dried rust-coloured leaves cling to bare branches against a muted grey sky
Thomas Musgrove's painting of a snow-covered glacier flowing between dark mountains beneath a striped pink and white sky
A sun-lit mountain with distinctive slopes rises above moorland under a clear sky at golden hour
Artist Thomas Musgrove sketching on paper with a pencil in black and white
Person standing on rocky outcrop overlooking dramatic layered mountain landscape under clear sky, part of The Edges of These Isles project
White sculptural form with jagged edges and hollow cavity, created by Thomas Musgrove for The Edges of These Isles project
Misty moorland landscape with rolling hills and sparse vegetation under overcast sky, part of Simon Bray's photography for The Edges of These Isles project
Exhibition display of The Edges of These Isles project showing an orange panel with a silhouette of a flying bird, alongside landscape photographs mounted on a white gallery wall
Vast expanse of mudflats and marshland beneath overcast skies with a single tilted post visible on the horizon
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