A huge assemblage of multimedia works by Glasgow-based artist Hayley Tompkins takes over both floors of the Fruitmarket in Edinburgh. Titled Far, the solo exhibition gathers up her renowned manipulated found objects, a series of new specially commissioned paintings, and several digital films.

In 2013, Tompkins was one of three major artists who represented Scotland at the 55^th Venice Biennale. Since then, she has presented a number of exhibitions on an international scale, but Far will be the first in a major UK gallery since 2016. It will also be the most extensive solo presentation of her work in the UK yet, stretching across a 15-year period of art-making. 

^{Pictures: (above) Patrick Jameson; (top) Neil Hanna}

On the ground floor of the Fruitmarket, we will see a suite of digital films which have never been brought together before. Projected onto suspended screens, these films are not plot driven; rather, they explore themes of everyday movement and connectivity through the means of familiar objects and sounds. Across both floors, Tompkins’ psychedelic paint palette and experimental brushwork meets a variety of everyday objects, including sunglasses, wooden chairs, and old shirts. This eclectic arrangement, which blurs the boundaries between painting and object-making, is what the artist is perhaps best known for. Finally, a sequence of unseen acrylic artworks representative of Tompkins’ unpremeditated approach to painting will be on display on the upper floor. 

Hayley Tompkins: Far, Fruitmarket, Edinburgh, until Sunday 29 January.