SCAR - CUTTING THROUGH THE LAND
A Florence Project
Set in rural West Cumbria Florence Art Centre is built on the site of an old Iron ore mine, which becomes apparent as the puddles turn red come heavy rain, stained with the same pigment that is used by their paint makers to produce a range of pastels, water colours and inks.
Florence is home to a unique gallery space which hosts various events throughout the year. The current exhibition “Scar”, is a collaborative commission involving 11 local artists, myself included.
Approaches to the commission vary greatly in both media and subject matter. The intention being to create something greater that holds together as a whole.
Raw
Even the tiniest seed bears a scar
This is the second brief for Florence that I have responded to. “Raw” seemed an apt title. The scar is raw, the wound is open.
My project looks at the shared emotion between figure + landscape. Figures expressing the feelings of the landscape.
What surprised me is how personal the project became. Once art comes from one’s experience in a sense, everything is coloured by the way one looks at the world.
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