“We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as part of a community to which we belong we may begin to use it with love and respect”
(p.viii). Aldo Leopold (1949)
Climate change is not a “distant issue in both time and space” (O’Neill & Cole, 2009, p. 16). We are all experiencing it and contribute. It is no longer an abstract concept but an existential threat that is moving at great pace and magnitude. It is the here and now.
As a photographer I consider the concept of solastalgia – the psychological distress felt across an individual spectrum yet collectively experienced which can be a deep and disturbing anxiousness about the climate crisis within this Anthropocene epoch.
The visual language is melancholic and dark reflecting personal sadness and concern. I merely ask the viewer to consider their own acts upon our earth to help it heal.
A Lone Path, 2025
Giclée print on Hahnemühle Bamboo, 42 x 30cm
Frozen Out, 2025
Giclée print on Hahnemühle Bamboo, 42 x 30cm
Broken, 2025
Giclée print on Hahnemühle Bamboo, 42 x 30cm
Reflecting, 2025
Giclée print on Hahnemühle Bamboo, 42 x 30cm
References
O’Neill, S. and Nicholson-Cole, S. (2009) ‘Fear won’t do it’: Promoting positive engagement with climate change through visual and iconic representation https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/2039994O [accessed 02.12.24]
Leopold, A. (1949): A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There, Oxford University Press. http:// www.umag.cl/facultades/williams/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Leopold-1949-ASandCountyAlmanac-complete.pdf [ accessed 02.12.24]
