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Liz Clifford

Near Petersfield
Contemporary artist making multi-disciplinary responses to landscape and the materials found in it.
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Liz uses daily walking as the starting point for her work across drawing and sculpture. She aims for a sustainable practice through the use of salvaged materials, many of which are found littering the countryside - the detritus of agri-business, transport, recreation and family life. She responds to these materials by building assemblages, employing low-tech methods of construction such as knotting and binding, referencing the ‘making do’ solutions that evolve with circumstances and are associated with ‘fixing things’ in both domestic and agricultural contexts. As well as addressing concerns around pollution, the works explore assemblage as a post-human hybrid concept. A coming together of objects with their own agency to create new beings, with the accidental playing a hugely important role. Time is also a key feature, from the duration of the repetitive walk to the slow gathering of materials and the incorporation of live flora in the work.

Liz is a member of The Royal Society of Sculptors and an Associate Artist at Chapel Arts Studios, Andover. 

 

 

Nomad-Nest

Burrow

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Clootie-Being

Blue-Green Bundled-Being

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