Open 19 February - 3 April
Private View 18 February 6PM
Meet the Artist 19 February 11AM + 1.15PM

Dark Reflections/
Inspired by… Gallery, North York Moors National Park

Through this exhibition, I invite the audience to share their reflections on our relationship with the night sky, and how it frames how we perceive the climate crisis. How does looking into our galaxy change your thinking about the deep time history of our planet, in which the flora and fauna around us has developed over billions of years?

During my residency I spent time in the landscape recording the sounds of the environment with different types of microphones and used digital cameras and a 5 x 4 camera to photograph it. I experienced a new type of landscape, and imagined how it has changed over Earth’s history.

Having access to dark skies helps to shape my thinking about the incredibly old age of our planet. Whilst looking out into the night I think about how each day passed with a sunset and a sunrise for billions of years before human eyes ever perceived the myriad of colours on display. When we think of long periods of geologic history, it is hard to imagine the passing of individual days and nights as we know them.

My sound and photographic installation titled Ascending explores the formation and development of our landscapes inviting the viewer to shift their thinking from ‘landscape to planet’. Audience members are asked to contribute to my piece Thinking Through the Night, by taking an envelope home with them, containing a postcard and a set of instructions for sharing their thoughts about our view of the night sky, and then posting it back to the gallery where it will be displayed next to my work.

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