The reasons behind Creativity and Exploration.
'There are some who can live without the wild things and some who cannot'. Aldo Leopold
The process of exploration and experimentation happens through the manipulation of a diverse range of techniques and mediums - the image then evolves - Creativity is most often informed by ideas which focus around anthropic ecological concerns.
This series of works, Tropical Abstracts, has given me the chance to explore and experiment with digital photography.Intialy focussing on ideas through which I considered the major impacts of human activity upon the natural environment.
My intention also is to highlight the inadvertent alienating effects upon humans themselves by exploring chasem of disengagement from the land and other life forms we depend upon. Initiated by reducing the environment to commodity - imposing exploitative methods, thwarts the order of natural ecological processes.
Taking a photo image of a butterfly I played around with ideas by exploiting the original image through manipulation. Abstracting the insect from its natural background to highlight the consequences of man's manipulation of nature. As not only do pesticides kill targeted insects, but all other insect life - pollinators we depend upon.
The impact of pesticides and herbicides now is adversely effecting fauna and flora - rendering nature into its current precarious state.
Ideas that Rachel Carson explored and discussed in her seminal book 'Silent Spring'.
Aldo leopold , Also expressed concerns about human disconnection fron the land....to re -engage at a deeper ecological level .
In order for humans to survive.... we need to let the wild to thrive.
