Historical Futures

The images come from a collage which was investigating our connections with nature and the past and where a combination of present and historical knowledge might lead mankind. Images of water and rock combined with tapestries of nature and hessian. Rocks are the foundation of our planet were created millions of years ago and have changed little in this work they represent stability; what we know. Water a more fickle element which is constantly recreating itself through the water cycle represents the uncertainty of the future and what we don't know. The tapestries and hessian represent human's their involvement with the environment and each other. The images have been transferred to a vinyl print and placed on acrylic plates, the out-of-focus imagery accentuates our lack of vision of the past and the future this is amplified by the reflections of the prints. The reflections and repeating themes emphasise the different views we have of the past, present and future depending on our perspective but also draw attention to Jane Bennett’s theory that we are all interconnected. The black stands, traditionally used for books ground the pieces and ask the question "What is it that we know?