ELLIE DAVIES
Chalk Streams 2023

In this series light reflected from the surface of the nearby sea is overlaid onto these river landscapes, creating a sparkling ingress. This beguiling glimmer snakes its way upstream, but the peaceful waters and arcadian setting bely a darker narrative. The transposed light symbolises the coming consequences of climate change and rising sea levels as they insidiously impose themselves on these pristine landscapes, bringing together two places that should never meet. This series highlights the grave perils facing ecologically rare Chalk Streams in the UK, and the critical need to protect them from the pressures humanity is placing upon them.

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