Oriel Mwldan, Cardigan
Sat 21 July- Sun 2 Sept
Society’s migration toward urbanite life makes it exceedingly rare that we get to observe beauty in nature. This rarity means it loses its charm, something Walker is combatting. Walker has lectured in Contextual Studies at the West Wales School Of The Arts since 2013; her long-time passion for natural beauty was encapsulated in her dissertation on the underlying symmetry of structures in nature and how this links to aesthetic beauty in the world, with an exhibit now sharing this ideal.
Walker believes in the physical objects used in her art leaving a physical imprint or remnant, capturing their identity using ceramic imprinting and camera-less photography. Seen as old-fashioned, camera-less photography uses early processes of manipulating light and creating shadow. Walker uses this to regain the personality and identity of her objects of study: she wants to bring back what is lost in the modern photographic processes that simply document what is present in that location and moment of time.
The objects in the images leave a trace, part of itself to be remembered and reflected upon in each piece, which Walker describes as something “both of and from the landscape”. This step back in advancement reminds us that modern advances shouldn’t allow us to forget our surroundings.
Admission: free. Info: 01239 621200 / www.mwldan.co.uk (AL)