Blackmore Vale
2017-2018
Blackmore Vale is a series of 12 images that attempts to observe the industrialisation of towns and villages of Somerset and Dorset, also known as Thomas Hardy country with each image set within the locations that appear in his fictional version Wessex. As Hardy challenges this romantic landscape with harrowing narratives, this sequence of images also explores the silent image that lies within the pastoral.
shot during the twilight hour,
revealing contrast between a romantic
view of the english countryside and
its industrial reality.
the rural environment –
an invisible factory, generating
the hum of production amongst its’
dormant villages.
this series explores the transitional
state where idealic meets necessity.
Newspaper Zine Edition, Self Published 2023
Limited to Edition of 30 Zines (+ 2 AP)
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