BETWEEN SHORELINES
After graduating from art school in England this summer I feel my
one-month stay at Saksala ArtRadius has been a valuable period of time
to expand on and further explore my practice in a new setting. My work
is based in drawing and has always been inspired by often overlooked
natural processes for example the way wind effects the surface of water,
or cloud formations. I want to convey the sense of calm that looking at
these things can give. Having always lived and worked in cities my whole
life it has been a real privilege to be able to spend time in an
environment that relates to and inspires my work.
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During my time at Saksala I began drawing tiny circles in an effort
to imitate the way in which snow forms when it lands, small particles
building up to make a whole. Using this process I have then traced from
maps the numerous lakes in this area of Finland. The use of maps is
related to the experience of foreign landscapes, and how they are
imagined or visualized before having been there, but are still unknown
and mysterious until time has been spent in them.
I believe this experience of Finland with its white open spaces and dark
lines of the trees against snow, the silence and isolation will continue
to inspire my practice even after I have left.
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ALLAPRIMA MUSEUM
