This landscape artwork shows a woman standing in the foreground, looking out over a deserted dune landscape. It features a classic retro caravan, with rounded shapes and pastel colours strongly reminiscent of the aesthetic of old Polaroid photographs. The sky and sand are gently faded and show slight discolouration, as if the image itself has been weathered by time and memory.
The dunes and dry beach grass suggest a beach environment, although the sea remains out of the picture. This absence actually enhances the sense of melancholy . You imagine yourself in a memory of a holiday long ago where not everything is sharp or complete.
The colours consist of warm, saturated hues with hints of yellow, pink and orange, referring to the old-fashioned colour gradient of analogue photographs. The visible textures, such as scratches and stains, contribute to the feeling that this image not only shows a landscape, but also reflects an inner state: holding on to a memory.
This work can make you daydream and muse about the past, travels, abandonment and memories slowly fading away - just like tracks in the sand.
The artwork is constructed in a layered collage style, where the image is a mix of ( own ) photography, mixed media paintings and digital editing.
I remembered that as a young girl I so much liked to cut images from magazines to paste them into school agendas, scrapbooks and even on my bedroom door. Add to this the fascination I always had for walls filled with old posters, flaking paint, scrappy billboards.. Read more…