‘Little Punks I’, framed monoprint, 26x37cm

One-off monoprint — only one available

‘Little Punks I’ was selected for Delamore Arts 2024, the Tarpey Gallery Summer Open 2023 & the Florence Contemporary Gallery ‘Unbounded’ online show 2024.

This was one of a set of small, monoprints I created from photos created by Eva Boda @bloody_rtist in 2022 as part of a collaboration & discussion around urban & rural spaces, and how they can be managed for the benefit of both people & the regeneration of ecosystems.

Knowing well my Tree Portraits, she was kind enough to send me several photos of the trees from here, some of which had received attention from the local beavers!

Having recently christened a series of smaller paintings of hers from her recent exhibition ‘Little Punks’, the prints here were given the same, ironic moniker which gently mocks the misunderstanding that beavers are a ‘destructive/disruptive’ force, when they are, in reality, the most positive keystone species we have available in this country, in terms of habitat creation and biodiversity.

Taking these photos into monoprint extends not only Eva’s processes of deconstructing urban/lost spaces from photography into an organic field [via another hand] but also juxtaposes the discussion from her urban settings into the wider environment, where nature can reclaim and repair, but also possibly show a balanced field where both humanity and nature can co-exist.