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Scratching the Surface

By Lydia Halcrow 2015 - 2024

Dimensions
25 x 120 each

Ongoing series recording the changing textures felt under my hands on a series of abandoned ships crumbling in to the Taw Estuary, made with iron oxide ink.

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Ghost

Marking Time on The Surface

Deep Time Walks

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