Residual States

In Residual States, two series of collagraphs address climate change and extinction, survival and renewal of the earth. The imagery dwells on matters of the land, flora and fauna. It hints at human intervention through objects left behind from the built environment, including a dwelling from Hamilton’s industrial sector.

Each series works with states printed from the same background plate, movable parts and ghost images to form different narratives. ‘Disasters’ explores the elements at their most detrimental potential to humans. ‘Endangered’ includes images of threatened species, some of which are still present in the natural areas surrounding our cities.