Performing Nature
— 2023
Atmospheric Portals
hand-cut collage on cotton rag paper (25 x 36 cm)
In the series ‘Performing Nature’, photographic fragments of exterior, ‘natural’ phenomena collide with domestic interior elements featuring patterns inspired by flora and fauna. The composite ex/in-terior sites foster a dialogue about the meaning and romanticism of the word ‘nature’, at a moment when the living world is deeply entangled with human intervention.
These works were originally exhibited as part of the Special Edition: Educator’s Showcase with Sharp Hands Gallery in Spring 2023, curated by Cheryl Chudyk & Kevin Sampsell.
Dew Drops From Birch Branches
hand-cut collage on cotton rag paper (25 x 36 cm)
Overgrowth
hand-cut collage on cotton rag paper (25 x 36 cm)
Morris Brick and Timber
hand-cut collage on cotton rag paper (25 x 36 cm)
Horizon TIle
hand-cut collage on cotton rag paper (25 x 36 cm)
Chintz Trellis
hand-cut collage on cotton rag paper (25 x 36 cm)
Research + Development
Sample of William Morris & Co. drapery from the William Morris Gallery, Walthamstow, London
Pencil sketches of arts & crafts patterns to test how the form of leaves, vines and flowers are employed to create dynamic negative space and transitions between plant species
William Morris patterns and arts & crafts era upholstery images are reconfigured to activate negative spaces