Robby Ogilvie-32.jpg
Robby_Ogilvie_Acts_of_Attention_02_Under_Strain.jpg
Robby Ogilvie-30.jpg (Copy) (Copy)
Robby Ogilvie-32.jpg
Robby_Ogilvie_Acts_of_Attention_02_Under_Strain.jpg
Robby Ogilvie-30.jpg (Copy) (Copy)

Under Strain [Original Artwork]

£1,800.00
Limit 1 per order

Acts of Attention, 2026
Edinburgh, Scotland

Under Strain forms part of Robby Ogilvie’s ongoing series Acts of Attention, which explores overlooked objects, surfaces, fragments and temporary events within everyday environments. The project begins from the belief that attention is not passive. To look carefully is to make a choice about what is allowed to matter. In a culture shaped by visual excess, acceleration and distraction, Acts of Attention proposes slow looking as a form of quiet resistance.

At the heart of the project is a wider question: what do the things we choose to notice reveal about the environments we inhabit, and in turn, about ourselves?

Under Strain transforms a small moment of physical tension into the central subject of the photograph. Something designed to perform a practical function begins, through close observation, to suggest pressure, resistance and vulnerability. The work reflects the project’s interest in how ordinary objects can acquire emotional or psychological associations when separated from their expected context, allowing an overlooked detail to become both visual observation and metaphor.

Under Strain was exhibited at Saatchi Gallery, London, as part of Spotlight: Digitalism in September 2026.

Limited edition of 3 + 1 Artist Proof

Archival fine art print mounted on aluminium Dibond
White wooden shadow box frame
Print size: 45 × 60 cm
Framed size: 68.6 × 83.6 × 6 cm

Acts of Attention, 2026
Edinburgh, Scotland

Under Strain forms part of Robby Ogilvie’s ongoing series Acts of Attention, which explores overlooked objects, surfaces, fragments and temporary events within everyday environments. The project begins from the belief that attention is not passive. To look carefully is to make a choice about what is allowed to matter. In a culture shaped by visual excess, acceleration and distraction, Acts of Attention proposes slow looking as a form of quiet resistance.

At the heart of the project is a wider question: what do the things we choose to notice reveal about the environments we inhabit, and in turn, about ourselves?

Under Strain transforms a small moment of physical tension into the central subject of the photograph. Something designed to perform a practical function begins, through close observation, to suggest pressure, resistance and vulnerability. The work reflects the project’s interest in how ordinary objects can acquire emotional or psychological associations when separated from their expected context, allowing an overlooked detail to become both visual observation and metaphor.

Under Strain was exhibited at Saatchi Gallery, London, as part of Spotlight: Digitalism in September 2026.

Limited edition of 3 + 1 Artist Proof

Archival fine art print mounted on aluminium Dibond
White wooden shadow box frame
Print size: 45 × 60 cm
Framed size: 68.6 × 83.6 × 6 cm

PRINT & PRESENTATION

Each work is produced using museum grade materials and presented to a standard suitable for long term display and collection.

The archival fine art print is permanently mounted onto aluminium Dibond, providing a rigid, stable and highly durable presentation. The 45 × 60 cm artwork is housed within a deep white wooden shadow box frame measuring 68.6 × 83.6 × 6 cm. The separation between the artwork and frame creates a sense of depth, allowing the photograph to sit as an object within the frame rather than simply behind it.

Each photograph is produced in a strictly limited edition of three, plus one Artist Proof. Every edition is individually signed and numbered by the artist and accompanied by a signed Certificate of Authenticity.

Edition numbers are recorded as 1/3, 2/3 and 3/3, with the Artist Proof marked AP.

The finished artwork is supplied ready to hang.

SHIPPING & RETURNS

Worldwide shipping is available, with costs calculated at checkout. Free local collection in Edinburgh is also available.

Each framed artwork is carefully protected and securely packaged for transport, with particular attention given to the frame, corners and artwork surface to ensure it arrives safely and in perfect condition.

Please note that, due to the limited edition and made to order nature of these artworks, returns or exchanges are not available at this time. In the unlikely event that an artwork arrives damaged, please get in touch as soon as possible.

 

On show at Saatchi Gallery, London, as part of the exhibition Spotlight: Digitalism, September 2026.