Landscape is the context and the source of inspiration for my work. Specific rural locations and materials are abstracted and explored throughout my practice. Two recurring themes include the juxtaposition of nature with human culture and the transitory elements of the natural world. I use photographs as micro and macro views of the earth, often fragmented and expanded in scale in order to gain a different visual understanding of that site. I displace natural materials such as clay and chalk to consider the ways in which the landscape has developed in its physical sense, and how humans have altered the appearance of the land. By manipulating these elements of nature, I am exploring how we relate and respond to the environment and in turn, present new ways of looking at the world around us.
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