Ashes to ashes

2023

Wax, pressed flowers and diary entries on card.

Installation dimensions variable.

Ashes to Ashes is an exploration of permanence and impermanence, and the inextricable connection between the two. Inevitably, within these concepts come ideas surrounding life, death, preservation and decay, as well as allusions to spirituality and identity. The materials and methods behind the piece open up the opportunity for dialogue between the multifaceted concepts, delving into the inherent impermanence of everything in conjunction with the human desire to preserve and prolong. The viewers are prompted towards an individualised reflection on the ephemeral and the enduring – on the fragility and ultimate beauty of our lives and everything in them.