Materials Matter

  

I am currently artist in residence at Pitfield Barn Sussex.

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Pitfield is a 6 acre plot and its primary business is growing flowers organically to supply local florists and visitors;  it also has a field growing organic veg, fields for sheep grazing, a small orchard and pond.

   

Over the past year I have observed the land changing through the seasons. Drawn to the overlooked and unnoticed aspects of Pitfield I have dug wild clay and foraged elements from hedgerows and boarders. These spaces have their own rules, time, rhythms and language.

   

Processing the wild clay and making sculptures incorporating the foraged elements, I have sought to demonstrate the shifts of rhythms, capture moments of time and indicate the fluidity of the land. 

   

A collection of pieces are displayed within the barn for the public to see and engage with, often sparking interesting conversations.

   

I am planning a project for 2027 engaging local people and groups to collaboratively create a ‘habitable sculpture’ using clay and foraged flora from the site. More details to come​