Endangered Species
This project looks at endangered species in the UK, working with storytellers, poets and writers. I will produce a sculpture for each species which will be accompanied by and audio recording of the story/poem. The aim is to grow this to around 25 collaborative works.
'Nightingale'
The pilot for this project came about as a result of funding provided by Craven District Council in partnership with Settle Stories via the FEAST Artist Networking Programme. I worked with the storyteller Sarah Deco to produce a piece based on the Nightingale which is on the red list of endangered species in the UK, meaning that they are of the ‘highest conservation concern’.
'Least Minor Moth'
A piece made in collaboration with my sister, an established novelist. The brief was to create a short story in response to the patterns on the moth’s wing and I incorporated sections of the text into my artwork.
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'Curlew'
A sculpture mourning the loss of their distinctive and haunting call from our landscape.
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Story to be commissioned....
I hope to grow this project to work with many more storytellers and poets to tell the stories of other endangered species and I am currently seeking funding to enable this to take place.