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Rachael Walker

Holmfirth, England, UK

MA Textiles (Distinction)
Published work in book “The State of Art – Installation and Site Specific”

Gane Trust Bursary award

My work focuses on the re-invention of our traditional notion of landscape art by taking imagery from film footage
of natural and urban landscapes and and using it to create dynamic and interactive sculptural textiles. The landscape
images are digitally printed onto cotton and heat bonded onto aluminium and the surface worked into using a variety
of textile techniques to create three dimensional landscapes that represent the physicality of the landscape.

The work aims to capture not only landscape in a visual sense but the atmosphere, light, excitement, shadow, move-
ment and shapes, creating a sense of empathy with our favourite spaces, childhood memories and dreams. It also
explores the notion that we are shaped by our surroundings, how they influence the way we live, grow and see life and
the influence we have on shaping our surroundings to fit our needs and needs of others.

Designed to be touched and sculpted by the viewer, each person who interacts with the work creates their own
narrative, experiencing interaction with art on a deeper level and creating connections between ourselves and our
surroundings.

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