The Seismic series focuses on the interactions of the body within the landscape, evaluating the physical body’s ability to engage, communicate and define our understanding of space and landscape. These drawings are made with the aid of a drawing device that is attached to a bicycle. The resulting work exists as a series of drawings, which end up being an indexical record of my travels.These drawings further examine my connection and relationship with the land, presenting the notion that this work provides an ideal means of exploring the links between the body and time, distance, geology and measurement.
Cycling becomes an artform with the means of engaging and communicating with both nature and the self. By immersing myself in the landscape, it provides a way of exposing oneself to changing perceptions and new experiences, while acquiring an expanded awareness of the surroundings. As a result of cycling across the landscape, I have gained a richer understanding of the places we occupied, and a deeper understanding of our body’s position within the landscape. The relationship between the body and the landscape becomes evident as the body responds to the transformation of the land. As the land is observed by the viewer, the aesthetic value of the landscape is constructed.
Cycling becomes an artform with the means of engaging and communicating with both nature and the self. By immersing myself in the landscape, it provides a way of exposing oneself to changing perceptions and new experiences, while acquiring an expanded awareness of the surroundings. As a result of cycling across the landscape, I have gained a richer understanding of the places we occupied, and a deeper understanding of our body’s position within the landscape. The relationship between the body and the landscape becomes evident as the body responds to the transformation of the land. As the land is observed by the viewer, the aesthetic value of the landscape is constructed.
