Returning to the site, Sycamore Gap work installed on-site, March 2023.

The work developed further to explore how this concept of ‘memorialisation’ is meaningful to a wider community. The site of The Sycamore Gap tree in Northumberland became a point of inspiration for the interim show, as its removal induced such a visceral response. The ‘murder’ of this popular and historical landmark, described as a ‘sentinel of time and elemental spirit’, led to an outpour of upset but also a sharing of memory. I expanded from past works to bring together collected materials from the site, bleaching darker fabric to reflect removal and past, as well as layered cyanotype prints using photographs taken on site. This allows for more dynamic compositions that play with light and shadow, but also introduces a contrasting natural colour palette.