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Shadow Figures

In these images, the landscape and the figure are indivisible; the figure is in the landscape and the landscape is in the figure. Most of these images were made in the early 2000s, but the theme of co-relationship between figure and landscape continues into to my current work at the centre of which is a consideration of the way our culture has drifted away from understanding itself as part of an ecosystem, towards the assumption that natural resources are there for our ab/use.

The shadow figure also appears in my video 'Another April' (2017).To see the video click here.
‘Another April’ was awarded third prize in the Harvest Film Festival (2017) short film competition. It was screened at the O Bheal Film Poetry competiton in 2018 in Cork, the Newlyn International Film Festival in 2019 and the film poetry section of Women in Word Festival at the Hypatia Trust in Penzance, 2023.

Hazel Press have chosen 'Fibre Figure’ for the book cover of 'Wording' - an essay by poet Gregory Leadbetter 'exploring the capacity of poetry to vivify language, especially the words we use when relating to the living world'. 'Wording',was published in June 2026, and can be ordered from Hazel Press
Leopard Green Figure

Leopard Green Figure

Shadow Passing

Shadow Passing

Earth Figure

Earth Figure

Cross Tracks

Cross Tracks

Fibre Figure

Fibre Figure

Green Heart

Green Heart

Blue Heart

Blue Heart

Split Peat.

Split Peat.

Filament Figure

Filament Figure

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