Public Art Reflection
Initial Ideas & Inspiration Making recycled plantable paper had been something on my to-do list. I'd stumbled upon it a while ago and found it absolutely fascinating how a piece of old paper could be recycled, mixed with seeds and planted to grow flowers as the...
How are Contemporary Artists Engaging with the Anthropocene?
Based on Bob Dickinson's Art Monthly Article Art and the Anthropocene Beginning this research, I was looking for artists that engage with the theme of nature which is central to my practice. In a lot of my feedback on my work I had been directed towards researching...
Research: Art & Rewilding
Following from creating a site specific proposal based on the planting seed paper in empty planters in public spaces, I have focused my research on 'rewilding' and how art can engage with this. Rewilding, in response to the rapidly increasing devastation of climate...
Public Art Initial Ideas
Project Proposal Sketches This post is based on a site specific proposal which was part of my public art project at Uni. My project proposal works with the context I have been exploring- the idea of the ability to “grow” from bad experiences. The material I would be...
Responding to Michael Landy’s “Nourishment”
I have been looking at the series Nourishment, 2002 by Michael Landy. The work is a collection of twelve life sized etchings of different types of weeds that the artist found growing in London. Initially, I was attracted to the botanical illustration aspect of the...