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The Lament Lists
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The Lament Lists
Remembrance Day for Lost Species November 30th, 2019
East Yard, Harbour Arm , Folkestone CT20 1QH
Simple listings of Endangered, Critically Endangered and Extinct freshwater and saltwater fish.
Archival Tissue paper and graphite pencil
1000mm x 700mm
Salt Festival of the Sea and Environment September 19th to September 22nd 2019
Ode to the Fleeting
Drawings from text, audio and observation reflect transience as a natural and perpetual condition in nature, mindful that man's impact tips transience into loss. There is no guarantee of existence. By saying this out loud we acknowledge our position and find resolve and urgency to champion beautiful Earth.
An exhibition in the SALT Festival of the Sea
and Environment - September 6th to 9th, 2018, sponsored by The Quarterhouse, folkestone fringe and Go To The Pine.
and Environment - September 6th to 9th, 2018, sponsored by The Quarterhouse, folkestone fringe and Go To The Pine.
With many thanks...
A number of drawings are informed by the writings of the climate scientist Dr. Kate Marvel, the research of Daniel Hudon, a conversation between Daniel Pauly and George Monbiot, the campaign of the endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh and the deeply sad, measured and authoritative account of the 'The Unnatural History of the Sea' by Dr. Callum Roberts.
A number of drawings are informed by the writings of the climate scientist Dr. Kate Marvel, the research of Daniel Hudon, a conversation between Daniel Pauly and George Monbiot, the campaign of the endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh and the deeply sad, measured and authoritative account of the 'The Unnatural History of the Sea' by Dr. Callum Roberts.
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Shifting Baseline
The concept used by Marine Biologist Daniel Pauly to explain our generational blindness to environmental destruction. We accept that 'our time' is the norm (our baseline). We make no comparisons. This drawing speaks of abundance and bio complexity that thins to scarcity and bio poverty. For more information Shifting Baseline Syndrome is accessibly illustrated in a conversation between Daniel Pauly and George Monbiot on 14/8/17 on Oceania.org. Note, also, comments from the endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh on the scarcity of life in the English Channel as he swam from Lands End to Dover raising awareness of the health and future of the Oceans this summer 2018. Charcoal on Snowdon Paper 1000 x 700 mm |
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We Need Courage Not Hope (to Face Climate Change)
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Hope is a Creature of Privilege
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Flesh Feather Plastic
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The Lament Lists
Simple listings of extinctions (redacted); the critically endangered and endangered (work in progress). Sources Brief Eulogies for Lost Animals by Daniel Hudon published 2017 by the Pen and Anvil Press International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List www.iucn.org Archival tissue paper and graphite pencils 1000 x1000 mm |
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In Memoriam to the 'O 'o Bird Flutes of Japanese paper tubes attuned and marking the song of the last recording of the extinct Kauai'i 'O 'o bird (1987) Charcoal on Japanese Imitation Paper No 3 |
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Inside Skies An exploration in graphite of the imagined constituents of clouds and their interface with the sky. Making a tangible artefact that speaks of something that has weight, grit, moisture but no knowable dimension. Graphite Powder and Pencils on card tiles |
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Cloud 1
Charcoal on Snowdon Paper 1000 x 700 mm |
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Morningtime 2
Transcription drawing of marks made attuned to bird vocal activity between 7 and 7:30 AM on 29th July, 2018 Charcoal on Snowdon paper 1000 x 700 mm |
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