2008 SERIES ON FOREST MANAGEMENT
ARTIST STATEMENT
Ursula’s photographs are a further exploration into humankind’s interaction with the environment, which she is also undertaking in her paintings. She is concerned by the challenging environmental issues which confront and threaten our global future, and is shocked by what she witnesses around her home, amid remote farms and plantations.
Ursula’s photography has enriched her artistic journey through the strengths of another medium, which resonates and enhances her concerns about finding a balance between our economic needs and preserving natural habitats and ecosystems for the coming generations.
Her conceptual use of the negative and solarizations increases the sense of otherworldliness and a link to negative consequences of actions. The connected images question the viewers idea of reality, and extends the perceived scene to a panoramic vista, suggesting an interrelated, larger picture. The profound spirituality we find in the natural world seems to magically appear in the form of mystical doorways or portals at the interconnections, seeming to invite the viewer into a new beginning.
CURRENT WORKS
“Fern Lace” Digital Inkjet Print
”Arched Doorway” Digital Inkjet Print
“Windy Roads” Digital Inkjet Print
” Pine Cloaks “ Digital Inkjet Print
” Broken Pine Pathways “ Digital Inkjet Print
“Woven Forest” Digital Inkjet Print
“Pine Passageways” Digital Inkjet Print - Sold
“Devastation” Digital Inkjet Print
” Broken Boat “ Digital Inkjet Print
” Ferntree Jungle “ Digital Inkjet Print
” Overlapping “ Digital Inkjet Print
” Woven Fern Forest ” Digital Inkjet Print
