Vessels of a Breathing Place, 2025.

Artist Statement:

This collection delves into the journey of exploring place, allowing me, as an artist, to experience the Tamar Wetlands. Each circular image offers a distinct world, inviting exploration and capturing fleeting moments in both time and space, guiding me along a path of self-discovery. This space for observation, akin to arranging the myriad facets of the ecosystem within a delicate petri dish, births a fresh perspective through which to behold them. It presents a means to contemplate scale, the intricate dance between science and nature, and the transformative processes of recognition and assessment.

The style of the Wetlands significantly influences my artwork that explores colour as an expressive form, particularly in the colour palette I choose. I aimed for the colours to represent the ‘Golden Hour’, a natural phenomenon that offers a stunning and distinctive range of shades created by natural light, rather than artificial lighting. I utilise a warm, earthy colour palette inspired by natural materials from the Wetlands to amplify that authentic earth sensation. This specific time of day presents challenges due to its fleeting nature, but I embrace the opportunity to allow nature to dictate the colours in my images. By layering these images, I aim to create a visual journey that encapsulates the essence of time and place. This connection to the Wetlands is essential; the evolving light and colours throughout the day bridge my artistic expression to the physical landscape, enriching the viewer's experience.