Martine McPherson

My practice takes inspiration from the marine environment and coastline that surrounds me. 

 I am interested in how the elements affect and alter the landscape and how they have the power to cause the changes we are witnessing, often with devastating effects.  Art can be used as a tool to engage in conversations connecting people, inspiring change and promoting awareness.

My work focuses on  beauty and devastation, highlighting the symbiotic relationship between the natural and manmade world.

  Recent work explores the medium of monoprint where the changes that happen between the plate and finished image are reflected in the immediacy of the process, a metaphor and parody for change. 

In responding to the elements I express the fleeting glimpses of light and shadow that are constantly changing along with the landscape itself, a celebration of the beauty that I am surrounded by and a positive response to the recent lockdown where I have found time to walk and really notice my surroundings.