My work is nature and landscape based. It stems from a deep personal connection with nature and particularly in connecting with nature through walking in the landscape. I currently draw inspiration from the ideas of the Symbiocene and biophilia – concepts that emphasize the potential for harmony between humans and their environment. I am drawn to layered spaces and to excavating meaning which is revealed in natural and human induced processes within landscapes. I work across a variety of media, layering elements such as drawing, painting, sculpture, and video to create immersive installations. In recent work, culminating in an installation entitled Am Cain Lubai, I focus on a bog where nature is reclaiming its lost territory following the cessation of industrial peat-cutting. The common reed, a plant that was important in the formation of the raised bogs of the midlands, and in providing shelter for our early settlers, has begun colonising the rewetted area. Its rhizomatic stolons are finding their way across seemingly barren stretches of peat and industrial water channels. Aspects of Irish mythology and folklore inform the work.
