The Unearthings
A Rural Idyll
In the Forest Garden
Inner Landscapes
Absent Presence
Trace
Photomontage
Performative Drawing
Act of Listening
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@hortus_silvam
2023
unique, handmade concertina book, monoprint from hand drawn marks on Fabriano 5 300g paper, millboard cover, 8x8x105cm
A graphic musical score is made from the ‘performative drawing’ process forming a monoprint, which is randomly cut up and assembled into the form of a concertina book, to lead a performance from left to right, start to finish. The act of giving the graphic score to the performer brings about the possibility of sound or the absence of it reflected in the embossed depression of the strings.
2023
unique, handmade concertina book, graphite, colour pencil, embossed with a full set of classical guitar strings on an etching press, Fabriano 5 300g paper, millboard cover, 9.5x11x105cm
A graphic musical score made from the ‘performative drawing’ process and the impression left by used nylon and silver plated bronze wound guitar strings embossed using an etching press. Traces of sweat from the performer’s fingers in contact with the metal are evident where a chemical reaction has taken place over time. There is a flow from start to finish defined by the length of the strings.
2023
unique, handmade concertina book, graphite pencil, embossed with a full set of classical guitar strings on an etching press, Fabriano 5 300g paper, millboard cover, 9.5x11x105cm
A graphic musical score is made from the ‘performative drawing’ process and the impression left by used nylon and silver plated bronze wound guitar strings embossed using an etching press. Traces of sweat from the performer’s fingers in contact with the metal are evident where a chemical reaction has taken place over time. There is a flow from start to finish defined by the length of the strings.
2023unique, handmade concertina book, embossed with a full set of classical guitar strings on an etching press, Fabriano 5 300g paper, millboard cover, 11.5x11x105cm
A graphic musical score is made from the ‘performative drawing’ process and the impression left by used nylon and silver plated bronze wound guitar strings embossed using an etching press. Traces of sweat from the performer’s fingers in contact with the metal are evident where a chemical reaction has taken place over time. There is a flow from start to finish defined by the length of the strings.
2024 unique cyanotype print, A4
What does the ephemeral sound like? A graphic musical score featuring the staves of a traditional Western manuscript. A ‘notation’ of light unlocks the secrets of an ephemeral collaboration between presence and absence.
2024
Unique cyanotype print, A4
A graphic musical score featuring a single set of discarded nylon and wound metal classical guitar strings twisted into a vortex of movement and energy.