Islands: Drawing in Landscape
2018-19
The notion of chance directs its narrative throughout my work, from the exploration of ink and water, to the addition of 'found collage' - papers that have been worn by the elements and discarded by the human hand. The combining of more than one medium, including elements from nature, is fundamentally a collage process for me, piecing together fragments from different sources to allow new relationships to transpose. Referencing the intrusion of the human mark on the landscape that we see around us brings our species to the forefront, questioning our current place within the Anthropocene.
2018-19
The notion of chance directs its narrative throughout my work, from the exploration of ink and water, to the addition of 'found collage' - papers that have been worn by the elements and discarded by the human hand. The combining of more than one medium, including elements from nature, is fundamentally a collage process for me, piecing together fragments from different sources to allow new relationships to transpose. Referencing the intrusion of the human mark on the landscape that we see around us brings our species to the forefront, questioning our current place within the Anthropocene.
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Drawing (Islands)
Indian Ink, pen, sand, sea water 21cm x 29cm, 2018 |
Drawing III
Indian Ink, sand, sea water 21cm x 29cm, 2018 |
Drawings begin in outdoor locations, where one would find a natural source of water, especially in places that sit on the edge of nature and metropolis, for example an urban beach. Created as a direct result of first hand immersion with the landscape, drawing is an active engagement, a private performance. Acting through an approach of unconscious spontaneity (as opposed to reflective methodology) different cognitive capacities of identification, discrimination, and comparison are brought into action. Avoiding questions of logic or insistence on labeling something in terms of object, expanded drawing becomes embodied drawing, fixing a sense of place into one's mind. Incorporating elements of the surroundings into the drawing further enhances the synergy created in the experience, questioning the notions of boundaries, where does the landscape begin and the human identity finish?
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Drawing VII - IX Indian Ink, sand, sea water variable dimensions 2018 |
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Contemplating Islands
Indian Ink, sea water, sand, billboard posters, 29.5cm x 40cm 2019 |
Contemplating Rocks
Indian Ink, sea water, sand, billboard posters, 29.5cm x 40cm 2019 |
