About 2
ABOUT
We (Saskia Coulson & Colin Tennant) are an award winning artist partnership who develop projects through a lens-based practice, combining genres of documentary and fine art. Using visual storytelling, we create artistic, documentary and environmental work for a wide range of clients and organisations as well as our own personal projects. To do this, we collaborate with many different communities and individuals and draw inspiration from historical, creative and ecological references.
We aim to make works that spark conversations about the past, present and future of our man-made and natural world. We strive to create stories and produce work which can affect change in the real world. This is a big ambition and one that we do not take lightly. We are always learning and reflecting on our own practice and seeking to push ourselves further.
If you would like to speak to us regarding a project or collaboration or would like to see more work, please get in touch using the contact page. We would love to hear from you.
Selected Projects, Exhibitions and Film Work
2020 Crafting Futures, British Council, Sisimiut, Greenland (Photography, filmmaking & research project)
2020 Making our Future, Upland Arts, South West Scotland (Photography, filmmaking & research project)
2019 Flow Photography Festival, Inverness, Scotland (Group photography exhibition)
2019 Above Us Only Sky, Museum of Natural History, Siena, Italy (Group photography exhibition)
2019 After it’s Gone, The Stove, Dumfries, Scotland (Solo photography exhibition)
2019 Open, Streetlevel Photoworks, Glasgow, Scotland (Group photography exhibition)
2018 The Great White, Gig Harbor Film Festival, Seattle, USA (Film festival)
2018 Beyond the Ice, Wigtown Book Festival, Wigtown, Scotland (Solo photography exhibition)
2018 All Different, All the Same, Platform Arts, Glasgow, Scotland (Film)
2017 Paint it Red, Platform Arts, Glasgow, Scotland (Solo photography exhibition)
2017 Surge, Patriothall Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland (Group photography exhibition)
2016 Here, Today, Tullie House Art Gallery, Carlisle, England (Solo photography exhibition)
2016 Making Sense, University of Dundee, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Prishtina (Photography, filmmaking & research project)
2015 Environmental Arts Festival Scotland (Photography installation, festival)
2015 Out of the Blue, Kirkcudbright, Scotland (Solo Photography exhibition)
Selected Awards, Grants & Collections
2020 British Journal of Photography, Portrait of Humanity (Editor’s Picks)
2020 Short Film Factory Festival (Winner)
2020 Stephen Fry Award for Excellence in Public Engagement, University of Dundee (Award recipient)
2019 British Council, Crafting Futures Research Grant (Grant recipient)
2019 Siena International Drone Photography Awards (Highly commended, Abstract and Sport)
2017 Krafta Film Festival (Winner, Scotland Regards Category)
Selected Speaking & Teaching
2019 Scotland and the Arctic: A Conversation, Robert Burns Film Theatre, Dumfries, Scotland (Invited speakers)
2019 Visions and Stories Festival, Confluence, Marrakech, Morocco (Invited speakers)
2017 - ongoing Ventures by Seabourn, Expedition Team (Photography & Filmmaking Lecturers)
2017 Glasgow School of Art (Invited Speaker)
2016 The Photography Show, Birmingham (Invited speaker)
2015 Scottish Parliament Roundtable for Innovation Policy, Edinburgh (Invited speaker)
Selected Publications and Partners
The Guardian
Upland Arts
The Independent
Wigtown Book Festival
National Geographic
University of Dundee
The Stove Network
BBC