The leaves fell, falling, until the only tree was the falling itself.
2025
Glazed ceramic, driftwood, found natural materials, salt.
Dimensions Variable
The leaves fell, falling, until the only tree was the falling itself 2025, connects the driest non-polar place on earth (Chile’s Atacama Desert) with the driest place in the UK (Dungeness). In both places there are Halophyte plants; in Chile the Cachiyuyo plant extracts the salt, allowing other life to thrive nearby. In Dungeness the sea kale is adapted to cope with the harsh landscapes; there is more sea kale in Dungeness than anywhere else in the UK. The work acts as a set, for the staging of a new ritual for careful observation of the natural world. It takes inspiration from rituals experienced in the Atacama Desert, performed by the Lickan Antay people; the vessels hold driftwood and branches foraged from Dungeness. This work is a translation of the work Embodied Land made in Chile.
Embodied Land
2023
Clay, found plant materiaL, coca leaves
Shown at La Yareta Arts Centre, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile.