10 × 10 cm (approx)
Pencil on cotton paper
Mounted on foam board.
Price includes postage and packaging.
The destructive notion that humans are somehow superior to other species, known as speciesism, has let to catastrophic consequences and mass extinction. This hubris lifestyle of dominion over others echoes the misjudged superiority of racism, and as humans, we must recognise that all life on this planet is interconnected and came from the same primordial origins. We need to embrace our kinship with nature and reconnect with our eco-system, sharing the wonder and beauty of the natural world and protecting our shared home.
To capture animals for my drawing reference, I rely on a super-zoom camera that reveals details unseen by the naked eye. Yet, there are mixed feelings of excitement and unease when I later revisit these photographs, realising that I am not solely the observer, but also the observed. In those frozen moments, the autonomy of wild creatures comes alive, no longer distant subjects passively observed by humans. They watch us in return, asserting their presence and asserting a reciprocal connection.
These studies are all drawn from my photographs in Panama where I was being observed, they invite you to be the one being watched.
Exhibited at Saiba: All Bones Turn to Dust Solo Exhibition
10 × 10 cm (approx)
Pencil on cotton paper
Mounted on foam board.
Price includes postage and packaging.
The destructive notion that humans are somehow superior to other species, known as speciesism, has let to catastrophic consequences and mass extinction. This hubris lifestyle of dominion over others echoes the misjudged superiority of racism, and as humans, we must recognise that all life on this planet is interconnected and came from the same primordial origins. We need to embrace our kinship with nature and reconnect with our eco-system, sharing the wonder and beauty of the natural world and protecting our shared home.
To capture animals for my drawing reference, I rely on a super-zoom camera that reveals details unseen by the naked eye. Yet, there are mixed feelings of excitement and unease when I later revisit these photographs, realising that I am not solely the observer, but also the observed. In those frozen moments, the autonomy of wild creatures comes alive, no longer distant subjects passively observed by humans. They watch us in return, asserting their presence and asserting a reciprocal connection.
These studies are all drawn from my photographs in Panama where I was being observed, they invite you to be the one being watched.
Exhibited at Saiba: All Bones Turn to Dust Solo Exhibition
