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2021, porcelain treated with cyanotype chemicals

This work investigates the transformative impact of social isolation. 

Like many, the artist spent the vast majority of lockdown alone in her home, with only sunlight as a physical companion. By creating porcelain tiles, treating them with chemicals which turn blue in sunlight, and placing the pieces throughout her living space, the artist created a permanent record of this companionship and the passing time.

The number of tiles (459) reflects the number of days since pandemic restrictions were introduced to the beginning of the work’s first exhibition.

Winner of the Wasps Award 2021.

Featured in The Independent, the Irish Independent, the Evening Standard and the Belfast Telegraph.