Restoration and Rebirth
This work reflects the emotional restoration of land and people after years of abuse and trauma. It is based on a passage from The Prelude, by the poet, Wordsworth which is inscribed in glass in the grounds of West Dean.
”Dust as we are the immortal spirit grows like harmony in music: There is a dark inscrutable workmanship that reconciles discordant elements. Makes them cling together in one society.”
This work uses the silk from a Ministry of Defence parachute made in the 1960s when America was at war with communist Vietnamese. This was a time when much of the world was oblivious to the ecocide of war and the neglect of land.
Recycled Parachute Material
Choosing the colours to represent the joy of freedom after trauma along with rebirth and growth was important. The woven piece needed to represent how our actions are inter woven with all life on earth.
Bursting forth
Nestled under the roses the sculpture vibrates in the breeze. As the sun catches the silken ribbons the whole piece shimmers with ebullience.