Graphite on paper, each 56 x 72 cm
Two drawings made as part of a residency with Connecting Threads, with the curatorial theme ‘Watery Commons’ inspired by cultural theorist Astrida Neimanis’ text Hydrofeminism (2012).
My research for the project focused on three themes and their interrelation: phytoplankton, the microscopic photosynthetic organisms that form the basis of aquatic ecosystems, whose name in Greek means ‘plant wanderer’; John Clare, the 19th c. poet who observed his rural environment in almost microscopic detail, recording his own wanderings through newly-enclosed land; and an ongoing interest in land access and the right-to-roam.
Graphite on paper, each 56 x 72 cm
exhibited Peebles Museum, 2025
Excerpted flowers from four manuscripts of John Clare’s poem ‘The Daisy’, copied out by Clare over the last four years of his life (1860–63)
edition of 250 postcards
published by Connecting Threads, 2025
Collection of essays exploring the concept of a Watery Commons, with contributions by Emma Balkind, Milo Clenshaw, Daisy Hildyard, Justin P Hopper, Sarah Shin, Marianna Tsionki, Mai-Anh Vu Peterson and Andrew Wang. Includes an essay on my work by Mariana Tsionki, as well as my own short text ‘Drift State’ reflecting on the residency. Available from Connecting Threads.
