Untitled – by Esther Gabrielle Kersley

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Contradictions define our relationship with the natural world: on the one hand, it is a relationship characterised by control, ownership, exploitation and destruction. On the other, it is one of wonder and veneration, built from our myths and memories. Part inspired by Simon Schama’s line – “Before it can ever by a repose for the senses, landscape is a work of the mind” – the series “At Night The Salmon Move” explores our double sided idea of nature – both dreamlike and nightmarish, the source of our fascination and our fears, alien to us yet inextricably linked to our fate.