Sarah Thornton-Smith

Description

Sarah Thornton-Smith, here : now 2024, etching inks and gouache on paper. Image courtesy the artist.

Artist’s Statement:
Etched in the ink of mellifluous shapes, ‘here:now’, captures the essence of time and place, each formation testament to moments both fleeting and eternal. Handcut paper foldouts meticulously connected, one after another; with soft hues and shadows vibrating across the surface, form its own patterned shapes – soft and alive. Relief lines symbolising the contours of life’s journey, show connections and disconnections, as they undulate through the vicissitudes of temporal landscape. In the delicate interplay of these elements, ?here:now? creates a dialogue between the visible world and depths of memory; inviting us to explore the truths behind our ever-shifting terrain of our lived experience.