Catherine Hewitt
I have always had an attraction to landscape; its formation; what lies beneath. Immersion in the landscape and the treasures revealed through chance entice me to gather and collect: rock specimens, marine debris, photographs, memories.
Serendipity creates an aesthetic - an experience for the senses. I am drawn in through the simplicity of each natural aesthetic, each simple design; the interplay of solid shape and the elemental shapers -– wind, water, fire and light.
Immersion in the aesthetic invites investigation. Investigation leads to interpretation; the urge to capture the essence and share the experience; a new design. The aesthetic brought about during the process of making becomes an integral part of the work, a gateway for the viewer to enter just as I was drawn in to the particular element of the landscape which inspired the piece.
The interconnectedness of all things fascinates me. It is fundamental to my art practice ranging across simple symbiotic relationships such as algae and fungi which form lichen, to the large-scale multifaceted communities of an ocean reef. My work reflects our landscape -constantly evolving but rooted in what we know through biological and earth sciences.
