Welcome to KNOCKvologan, a vibrant hub for creative research, and environmental stewardship. Founded and curated by artists Miek Zwamborn and Rutger Emmelkamp, KNOCKvologan serves as a space for trans-disciplinary exploration and collaboration.

Our mission revolves around art, literature, music, field research, and nature preservation. The landscape that surrounds us is not merely a wellspring of inspiration but also a trust we uphold. At KNOCKvologan, we actively nurture and coexist with this environment through our work.

Explore our diverse range of projects & residencies and connect with us on Instagram to stay updated.

Now

Open Garden

Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th May | 10am - 3pm.

Sunday Special Event: Guided Walk to The Croft on Erraid, departing at 3pm.

Knockvologan Garden: A Wildlife Sanctuary in the making.

Perched on the remnants of a glacial moraine, overlooking the Iona Sound and enveloped by sheep-grazed pasture, Knockvologan garden emerges as a young production garden and vibrant wildlife sanctuary.

Despite the relentless winds from all directions, the garden boasts sheltered pockets where diverse flora flourish. We have conscientiously designed it to foster habitats for wildlife, cherishing the presence of hedgehogs, adders, spiders, birds, insects, bats and amphibians, thereby transforming it into a thriving hub of biodiversity.

Highlights of Knockvologan Garden include a spacious fruit cage, a recently constructed self-built greenhouse, a charming heptagonal guest bothy, and two expansive ponds. These features not only enhance the garden's appeal but also serve as vital ecosystems, enriching the landscape with their presence.

New Greenhouse

At the moment we are building a greenhouse to grow our own tomatoes and other delicacies.

Resident Saskia McCracken just spent two weeks writing on her nonfiction debut about underappreciated wildlife, Awful Creatures: Encounters with Britain’s Unlovable Animals. As part of this residency, Miek is in the proces of translating some of her poems to Dutch.

Past

Exhibition Zitternde Zungen - Salon*8
Gallery Ursula Walter - Dresden - Germany
23.03.2024 - 20.04.2024

Quavering Tongues - Teangannan air Crith
20.08.2023 - 29.10.2023

New work from Miek Zwamborn & Rutger Emmelkamp with music by Rufus Isabel Elliot

Dedicated to the area around our home in Knockvologan on the southwest tip of Mull, Quavering Tongues explores this natural environment as a culture-generating mesh of entanglements.

Through use of multiple disciplines and sensory techniques, we carefully tune into the delicate intricacies of land, sea and their inhabitants both past and present. In doing so, we try to reveal hidden motives that inspire speculative scenarios for a future where we acknowledge the complex and symbiotic relationships that exist between the natural world and us.

An Tobar | Tobermory | Isle of Mull