Seed Heads At Dusk

"My practice draws heavily upon themes of nature and memory to create dreamlike images, creating prints inspired by places from childhood memories that connect me to nature.

I became inspired by the idea of producing photographic images without the use of a camera, by creating a series of photograms. I went on a walk around Lake Windermere in the Lake District, as it is a place that holds a lot of valuable memories from my childhood. As I was exploring the area, I collected leaves and seed heads and other bits of nature that caught my attention. I then made a series of photograms from these objects back in my studio space. Then when we went into lockdown, I found myself in a situation where I did not have the equipment to carry on making photograms. To stay creative, I began to scan in the photograms I had previously made and manipulated them in photoshop software to create new and exciting prints."