My practice is concerned with the juxtaposition between personal engagements with my home landscape in Northumberland, and the significance the gallery space plays. Whenever I return to my home environment, I become increasingly aware of its deterioration. Forcing me to collect and map out natural forms undergoing processes of decay, while simultaneously absorbing myself within this nostalgic space. My appreciation of the surrounding landscape is usually captured through a series of documented walks, which are then transformed into large scale artworks. Due to concerns regarding environmental change however, the journeys along with found forms are traced over and reduced to the simplicity of a line. Although they appear minimalist, they are also intricate, replicating the idealistic and aesthetic qualities that I personally associate with nature.

I tend to engage with large interior spaces, exploring classical concepts including the 18th Century Sublime, to highlight significant information regarding colour theory and scale relevant to nature. Whiteness is paradoxical in my practice: elimination of colour may suggest an energy drain or bleach, however it simultaneously clarifies elements and
experiences of the landscape we’d not otherwise see. Scale may emphasise nature as an overpowering force, yet processes of limitation ambiguously give it a vulnerable identity.

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