What are the Roots that Clutch hypha-marble-arch tension held between the impulse

tension held between the impulse to resist and the pull to disappear

Paradise Lost III’ (from the series ‘Our Dark Materials’) has emerged from a deeply felt

Inspired by 17th century tapestries

in particular the juxtaposition of her power to give birth and end life through disease or harsh conditions

unprimed canvas marks their absence

What are the Roots that Clutch hypha-marble-arch tension held between the impulseWhat are the roots that clutch, what branches grow out of this stony rubbish? From The Waste Land by T. S. Eliot. I found this discarded canvas already in a dull and cracked grey paint which reminded me of pavement, of smog and of decay. Tree stumps are headless figures; embodiments of disruption. They are relics of ruin but also places of protection. Their liminal remains become sculptural sites of regeneration. My work explores uncertainty and