‘Marsh Lands’. The marshlands of The Broads National Park lie adjacent to the sea, shaped by a distinctive biodiversity and ecology rich in plant and animal life. Positioned at or below sea level, this landscape relies on a complex network of cuts, dykes, and drainage pumps to sustain land that was once beneath the sea. It is a place defined by fragility, impermanence, loss, and narrative – a landscape shaped, constructed, and inhabited by those who built their homes here, lived, and worked, investing deeply in the land.
This project began in early February 2016 with several weeks of walks, documented through drawing and photography. Using archival materials, maps, aerial imagery, and historical texts, the project centred on three specific walks to a single destination: Reedham to Berney Arms, Wickhampton to Berney Arms, and Great Yarmouth to Berney Arms.
‘Marsh Lands’ was completed in 2017 alongside other engravings in this series
Winner of the Printmakers Prize, New Light Prize exhibition 2017/2018 and solo exhibition ‘Created Territories’ Zillah Bell Gallery (postponed to 2022)