Texture of Time: Carbon
Texture of Time: Limestone
Abstract oil paintings made with sustainable materials and earth pigments foraged on Lindisfarne Holy Island, U.K.
Each 5 feet by 15 feet, 2022.
These paintings are part of The Last Exhale constellation—works created in dialogue with Existence Tissue as it experiences the sixth mass extinction of species. Here, time is not linear but spherical: holding the past beneath and within, the present as perception, and the future just beyond the horizon.
I use ancient methods to create the materials for contemporary abstract oil paintings—pulling past, present, and future into shared form. Wandering in places of extraordinary beauty on the edge of disappearance, I listen for the more-than-human inhabitants. I form relationships with rock spirits—keepers of time—who stir a longing in me to collaborate with the forms they dwell within. From these relationships, I make pigments. I make paintings. Their stories, our stories, the universe—united at the end, when the stories are over.
When the Story is Over
In a time when the stories have failed
As we navigate collapse
When there is nothing left to say
At the edges
In the twilight
Beyond human
Holding uncertainty
Tilting into darkness
In chthonic realms
Going solo
When the story is over
~ Quin de la Mer, 2022
Poem: When the Story is Over (PDF)
The Last Exhale, Texture of Time: Carbon, Limited Edition Prints
Giclée Fine Art print, Paper: Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Ultra Smooth, Image Size: 40×26.6 inches with a 1-inch border on all sides, Print run: 8
Please contact me if you are interested in purchasing a print.
Exhibition:
Hatton Gallery and Fine Art Building, Newcastle University, UK
20 August – 3 September 2022
Preview Event 19 August 6 – 9 pm
Work in progress, summer 2022. Photo cred Marius Ritual and Quin de la Mer.
The phrase “Texture of Time” was coined by Kerri Welch, PhD, Physicist, Philosopher, Author, Educator