The leaves fell, falling, until the only tree was the falling itself
2025
Glazed ceramics, 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
Unfired clay, found plant materiaL, coca leaves
Shown at La Yareta Arts Centre, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile.
There was a second iteration of Landscapes of Hope in Gloucester as the inaugural exhibition at the new Arts, Health and Wellbeing Centre at University of Gloucester City Campus.
The second iteration of the exhibition in Gloucester offered a chance to connect with the other side of England (a much wetter part of the country). The exhibition and day of talks celebrated Gloucestershire's pioneering Arts and Health and Nature on Prescription services and consider the health implications of natural spaces (both green and watery). It asked pertinent questions about how the health benefits of these spaces might change as they become more precarious or extreme.