The famous environmentalist John Muir and I, share a birthplace. Throughout the region, there is a living history of extraction that goes back centuries. Its marks are reminders of people’s ongoing relationship with their land. My work is made to contest John Muir’s controversial idea of a 'world untouched by man', made visible in the famous images of Yosemite by Ansel Adams, where bodies are removed from the landscape. The tone of my images acknowledges the harms associated with extractive practices globally, while exploring ways in which bodies can be in relationship with earth’s resources.

1 – We Are Here, 2025, Digital collage of limestone quarry close up photograph with scanner image of my hand 2 – Growth and Decline, 2025, Digital collage of limestone quarry with cement works with scanner image of my hands holding a sunflower 3 – Giving and Taking, 2025, Digital collage of whinstone quarry with scanner image of my hands and sunflower petals

At prompts to keep thinking about how to make my work physical, I decided to explore different printing options for the cards, with materials I had available. By printing on thin rice paper and tearing the images apart, then using a sewing machine to secure them to textured postcard backings and hand writing on them, I found a pleasing aesthetic that I hope to explore further with this project. I then decided to experiment with re-printing on the cards, to see whether a new image could be imprinted across the different materials (using my home printer). I used one of my BFRB images as a test case, and found it to be successful.