April L: Turning tide, digital image, 3000 x 4000 pixels, 2021 @___april____ “My submission for cop art is a photography piece entitled ‘Turning tide’. It is being presented here in a digital format however could easily exist in print within a physical space. The photograph was captured amidst an autumnal ramble down the rocky coast of Elie, Fife. The weather beginning to get colder and the tides rougher as the winter weather draws in. Objects in a state if semi abandonment and decay begin washing to shore, sprawled across the rocky bay. These found objects tell stories of human activity on Earth: of people, of time, transition, technology, politics and value. The positioning of the object next to the body speaks of our relationship to material goods and consumer culture in the West. The title of the work ‘Turning tide’ lends itself to the grouping together of individual people within society. Pushing Capitalist Multinational Corporations and our government to provide more rapid responses to climate change.” Contributing to Cop_Art26, an online, open call exhibition of new / existing work by art students and recent graduates. Selected work will be uploaded on a daily basis throughout COP26 to this account. The Golden Monkey Award will be announced on the final day - 12th November. More info available in first post. @rapidtransitionalliance
