KOLEKTO is working with the UHI Orkney team to explore marine energy transitions in Orkney with the TRANSECTS project during Storyline events and commissioned short films. KOLEKTO – Rebecca Marr and Mark Jenkins – is a creative partnership based in Orkney, providing a bespoke design and delivery service for community heritage and participatory arts projects through audio, photography and film production.
TRANSECTS Storylines events are a series of informal sessions for sharing stories relating to whale oil, oil and gas and renewables in Orkney. Participants are encouraged to bring objects or photographs that can spark conversation.
Mark has been commissioned for three short films TRANSECTS that explore changes in marine energy transitions (whale oil, oil and gas and marine renewables) and coastal community resilience over time in Orkney.
A recent film of Mark’s ‘The World We Make Is Shaped By The Stories We Tell’ (2025), was commissioned as a response to the Creative Landscape Futures workshop ‘Creative Islands: Land, Sea, Pasts, Futures’, Orkney 23-25 Feb 2023. The film takes a journey through time and energy and is a recycled film production, using archive films in the public domain and clips from his previous film productions.
Rebecca Marr is a published exhibiting photographic artist and commercial photographer. She works across digital and traditional darkroom photography. Rebecca works in arts education and has a background in community arts. See Rebecca’s photography website here.
Mark Jenkins is an award-winning film editor and a filmmaker in both the arts and commercial sector. See some of Mark’s films here. He has extensive experience in film and events programming. He also delivers film education and training.
Find out more about KOLEKTO’s projects on their website: Kolekto partnership.