Introducing Rowan! A mixed media artist documenting walks around her area. She portrays her journeys through print, photography, book binding and more.
‘My practice focuses on my personal experiences with the landscape. Walking is a significant process that enables me to explore different lines of enquiry in regards to landscape. I use walking as a way to interact with and connect to my landscape through a physical process. Each unique experience urges me to investigate aspects of the land that inspire me and to document each feature and the various findings I discover on each walk I take. My discoveries are further explored in the studio and made into a visual representation of the place I have walked.
My current focus is at the heart of the North York Moors National Park as this area has been a constant source of inspiration to me. When walking amongst the familiar landscape I feel mindful and liberated by the presence of nature. My wonder for the area has led me to chase horizon lines in an attempt to expand my discoveries and satisfy the curiosity of exploring an untamed landscape.
Each walk is documented in the form of a photograph to replicate a moment that can later be reflected on. In addition to photography I use a range of print methods however, during this current project I have predominantly used embossed prints to develop my experience into a minimalistic exploration of nature. I have extended my exploration with the creation of hand made books as this engaging approach offers a physical presence of the landscape, as the pages are molded to take an interactive sculptural form that represents each walk. I also document how it feels to walk in the area by writing Haiku’s that convey my thoughts and feelings whilst undertaking each journey reflecting on the experience in the form of a short, contemplative poem.’
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