The land knows you, even when you are lost."
— Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass
My practice begins by walking, gathering and paying attention to the landscapes I inhabit. Through foraging, material experimentation and working closely with plant matter, I explore the relationships between people, place and ecology, asking how we might better understand ourselves as part of the living systems that sustain us.
Plants and naturally gathered materials are not simply the medium through which I make work; they are central to my research. They offer a way of investigating ecological relationships, traditional knowledge and the embodied understanding that develops through careful observation, making and time spent within a landscape. Rather than imposing ideas onto materials, I allow their qualities, histories and seasonal cycles to shape the direction of the work.
Underlying my practice is a commitment to making responsibly. I question not only what an artwork communicates, but how it is made, what it is made from, and what happens to it when its purpose has been fulfilled. I am interested in creating work that exists within ecological cycles rather than outside them, work that can eventually return to the earth, reflecting processes of growth, transformation, decay and renewal instead of contributing to permanent accumulation.
Through this ongoing enquiry, I hope to encourage a different way of seeing, one that recognises humans not as separate from nature, but as intrinsically connected through relationships of care, reciprocity and interdependence.
A selection of work and research….
I am also passionate about community engagement and collaboration. As a co-founder of Haus-a-rest, an online art zine, I help bring together like-minded artists, writers, poets, and theorists to highlight new and established creatives. In addition, I have organised exhibitions in unconventional spaces, ranging from small travelling galleries and pop-ups in disused buildings to larger shows in commercial venues, both locally and internationally.
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