Atlas of Tears

Exhibition:
The Shape of Water, Michael Pennie Gallery, Bath Spa University
and A Space Between, Thelma Hulbert Gallery.

The cut-out shapes can be read as both tears and droplets of water, emblems of loss as we mourn for lost habitats and think of water emergency

My practice is often repetitive – whether the repeating of a motif or an action. There is an almost meditative quality in the processes of cutting, sanding, binding, piercing and polishing that makes up a large part of my studio practice. I trace this back to my first degree in Fine Art Printmaking and an interest in materials and their ability to speak of the human condition.

Image below left:
Atlas of Tears, 2009 – ongoing
Hand cut world atlas.

Image below right:
Detail of Mass, 2024
Hand cut world atlas.