Sat 29th Aug – Fri 16th Oct 2026

Mimesis in Action is a new exhibition of work by Caithness-born artist Jack Dunnett, developed through his Mimesis Artist Residency with Lyth Arts Centre (LAC) and presented at John O’Groats Mill.

The residency is being delivered by Lyth Arts Centre in partnership with the University of Manchester as part of Mimesis in Action: Nuclear Decommissioning as Conceptual Playground for Societal and Ecological Future-Making, a research project led by the University of Manchester and funded by the UK Economic and Social Research Council. The project explores how communities imagine future landscapes and lives in places shaped by nuclear industry and decommissioning. Read more about the project here.

Through a new series of paintings developed during his residency, Jack reflects on the layered histories of Caithness and how the legacy of Dounreay continues to shape ideas about the region’s future. Drawing on archival research, conversations with local people and materials connected to the land itself, the work considers how the past informs what might come next.

A free exhibition closing event will take place on the evening of Friday 16th October. For more information, email us at info@johnogroatsmill.com

For more information about Jack, his LAC Mimesis Artist Residency, and the wider Mimesis in Action project, visit the dedicated page on LAC’s website.