Growth (2024) is a photograph of the overgrowth of ivy taking over a concrete wall which reclaims the usually industrial material with an organic and natural element. It has successfully captured nature taking back the world from human interference and removing the rigidity and sharpness of human architecture. The viewers attention is brought to the contrast of the organic against the artificial. The concrete is rough, controlled and gritty while the ivy itself is uncontrolled, smooth and moving.
The house in the background of the work behind the concrete wall and growing ivy creates a form of stability. However, with the extreme growth of the ivy it suggests that this stability will not last forever as nature will eventually take everything back over time. If the home is stability then this creeping of the ivy towards the human built structures reminds the viewer that permanence is just simply an illusion and it will eventually disappear.
Treefall (2024) directs the viewer towards the willow tree, which stands behind a river (or canal). Inspecting the tree aspect of this photograph, the title, “treefall”, implies that something is happening to the tree, as though its leaves are falling (perhaps as it changes to winter) despite the stillness of the image. This, thus, helps to invite the viewer to contemplate whether it is a moment where something will happen, or the willow may change into something else… perhaps it is a change in season?
However, nature is not the only subject in this photograph as to the distance you can see a row of houses. This gives contrast between the natural and the human worlds as they compete with each other.