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Kenris Macleod, And The Sky Above Us
Kenris Macleod, And The Sky Above Us

Kenris Macleod

And The Sky Above Us
Thread and ink on calico
86cm x 86cm framed
£3,990 Post/packaging/courier included in sale price
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Trees are our giant protectors, they are beings that defend us, hold the earth together. My work is an investigation of this notion. Their presence dwarfs us, and if we do register at all, we are like insects, endlessly busy, leading manic, futile lives, we come and go, and those trees we choose to protect, or ignore, live on, silent, dignified. The philosopher, Martin Buber, suggests that if we refer to the world in terms of ‘I and Thou’ rather than ‘I and It’ we suddenly apprehend new beings. When you look at it this way, trees become considered as unique individuals, each one ‘you’ rather than ‘it’ and they become known to us in an entirely different way.
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Kenris MacLeod is an Edinburgh based textile artist. Her work uses the medium of free motion machine embroidery in an attempt to describe the textures and complexity of the natural world – specifically trees. Using the sewing machine needle as a pencil or a paintbrush, she sews complex designs that combine repetitive forms and abstract shapes with elemental natural imagery.

 

Website: kenrismacleod.com

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