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‘Look, The Other Way,’ 1 (2022) 45 x 30 cm. Printed on Hahnemühle cotton rag.
‘Look, The Other Way,’ 1 (2022) 60cm x 40cm Printed on Hahnemühle cotton rag.
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‘Look, The Other Way,’ 2 (2022) 45 x 30 cm. Printed on Hahnemühle cotton rag.
‘Look, The Other Way’ 2 (2022) 60cm x 40cm. Printed on Hahnemühle cotton rag.
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‘Look, The Other Way’ 3 (2022) 45 x 30 cm. Printed on Hahnemühle cotton rag.
‘Look, The Other Way’ 3 (2022) 60cm x 40cm. Printed on Hahnemühle cotton rag.
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‘Look, The Other Way’ 4 (2022) 45 x 30 cm. Printed on Hahnemühle cotton rag.
‘Look, The Other Way’ 4 (2022) 60cm x 40cm. Printed on Hahnemühle cotton rag.
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‘Look, The Other Way’ 5 (2022) 45 x 30 cm . Printed on Hahnemühle cotton rag.
‘Look, The Other Way’ 5 (2022) 60cm x 40cm. Printed on Hahnemühle cotton rag.
‘Look, The Other Way‘ is a series of photos taken in Iceland in 2022. Each are available in two sizes and are an edition of 7. Shipping prices vary and always included tracking and insurance. All prints are signed and editioned.
These photographs were taken as I was filming in Iceland and Ireland in 2022, my second time at SIM residency while I was researching at the Reykjavik Botanic Garden and collecting plant biodata that informed a series of collaborative sonic performances at Dublin Fringe Festival in 2023. I was looking at the relationship between Ireland and Iceland‘s flora, in particular plants that have migrated and their resilience in the landscapes. These photos were taken while I was taking a break, sitting by the sea, the wind was wild but the Lupines were dancing in front of me.
We often look at these plants as invasive or alien, and they can be quite disruptive to the habitat they have been introduced to. I thought about this language we use, it can be a little troublesome- considering the intersectionality between plant and human migration. Certain invasive species are signifiers of colonisation and certain plants can even show trade routes, or even darker human histories such as the slave trades… but the Lupine plant was brought to test revegetating areas of Iceland. Only one plant was brought, and it is now all over the island, synonymous with the landscapes of Iceland.
I wanted to capture the plants in a more abstracted way- maybe different to how we would see them, a sea of purple, to experience the form it in a intimate way. The energy and movement within the photographs can hint to the harsh and turbulent climate that these plants can survive and thrive in, yet there is something quite mysterious or mystical- the becoming and growing- of intervening and giving space, of survival, resilience and evolution.