Meeting my Mortality, 2017

Each breath we take allows us to live, but also brings us closer to our death.  This series is a metaphorical examination of ageing and part of the search to find peace with my own mortality. The natural objects and antique etchings used in these images underpin the idea that there can be grace, playfulness and an elegant simplicity in the art of growing older.

The choice to use a scanner rather than a more conventional camera to photograph the objects was intended to create a very shallow depth of field and generate indistinct edges to parts of the image.  This is a direct reference to the fading memories and softening bodies that confront us as we age.