Anthea Hamilton’s free-standing sculptures, which function as formicaries or ant farms, ants move within intricate Art Nouveau patterns over images drawn from the artist’s previous works: a woman acting as a human clapperboard and a figure clothed in full-dress Kabuki …

For British Art Show 8 JL Williams and Catherine Street will be working on site at the three Edinburgh venues to create new texts in response to the works on show. Stay tuned to britishartshow8.com/ for up-to-date news and information!