Drums and Silence is an intimate collection of photographic, sculptural and archival imagery exploring the relational condition of people and place at night. Cal Mac's work freezes bodies that are present in a space for a fraction of time, giving significance to these temporary moments of human interaction. From melancholic to euphoric, Drums and Silence contemplates our need to connect, to escape and to belong.

In 2022, Spit it Out presented Drums and Silence, a 4-day long exhibition featuring print, sculpture, sound, video, and performance. This was  Mac’s first large scale exhibition and his most ambitious project yet. The body of work was expanding on themes in his first film ‘Agony to Ecstasy’, looking at binaries such as work and pleasure, stress and relief and entrapment and escape. The exhibition included new sound and sculptural works, which focus specifically on minimum wage jobs and the effects of their monotonous nature on mental health and identity. In the same space, large scale prints will focus on euphoric memories of clubbing – capturing ephemeral moments of intimacy and anonymity on dancefloors. Mac's previous video works will also be shown, as well as a collaboration with performer Alliyah Enyo. Through a multi-disciplinary approach, the exhibition will use conflicting expressions and mediums to dissect socio-addictive culture in Scotland, at both a personal and political scale.

Cal Mac is a visual artist working and living in Glasgow. Working between sculpture, sound print and video, he explores themes of belonging and addiction through sociological, scientific and visual dialogues. His work often looks at clubbing and natural environments, enquiring into our current emotional condition and need for connection. His work has been screened at Atlas Arts (Skye), The Royal Scottish Academy (Edinburgh), Limerick Institute of Technology, and online for Lift off Festival, and Film and Video Umbrella. Following his first commission from Film and Video Umbrella in 2020, Mac has done residencies at Cove Park and Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop. In 2021 Mac was shortlisted for the Royal Scottish Academy Morton Award.