Photo by Jony Easterby 
Photo by Jony Easterby 
Photo by Anne Bean 
Photo by Liv Fink | Power Plant (2009) |
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Durham, Edinburgh, Norfolk Whilst exploring the Durham Botanic Gardens at night, I wondered what we might see around us if we had night vision. This led to making the work Night-flying Moths in which the evocative, chromatic names of moths such as blue bordered carpet and green brindled crescent ‘flutter’ in luminescent light wire of colour approximating to the names. The work Bellflowers in Durham consisted of 30 lit-up glass funnels, each hand-made and thereby having a different pitch, hanging in a tree with small vibrators attached producing a resonating sound reminiscent of bell chimes. "In Durham, the botanical gardens were turned into a nocturnal assault course of captivating art installations – the audience became moths to the flame…" The Guardian "This show at the Botanic, Power Plant, was the hit of this year’s Edinburgh Festival before being recreated for Durham with new pieces. They included the exquisite tree hung with glass bells…" The Travel Editor Walking through the magnificent glasshouses of the Edinburgh Botanic Gardens, I was very aware of how many people, referring to various plant specimens, exclaimed that they didn’t seem real. This idea of an innate reality and what defines it inspired my work Bloom in which the flowers cut out of floral dresses mingled, often indistinguishably, with the flora of the lily pond house whilst the merging of women’s voices singing songs from many countries resembled bees buzzing. "Power Plant's transformation of these lush and dank houses of tranquillity is a magical and at times thrilling experience. The cornucopia of light and sound installations involving video projections, fire and gramophones, from a diverse group of artists offers much to the long debate surrounding the complex interrelation between art and nature." The Telegraph Waterlilies, Night Effect by Claude Monet in which he contrasted the luminous pale petals of the lilies and the nearly opaque water, inspired this lake of lilies in Whitlingham Country Park, Norfolk. |
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