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In the Forest Garden
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In the Forest Garden Selected Works

Melt


colour HD video 4’33” with stereo camera sound, 2019
Location: Suffolk
Winter frost glistens on the skin of a wizened quince fruit from the forest garden, where off camera the artist gently breathes onto its icy, frosted skin. The warmth from her breath slowly, imperceptibly at first, starts to melt the surface; a simple metaphor. Off screen the microphone intensifies engine sounds from vehicles driving by, unintentionally imposing their insistence, synonymous with pollution, damage, reliance and dependency.

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