TEMPERLEY
Human nature
Control
Being human
Spaces
Imported desires
Suspended play
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HUMAN NATURE
(2024 - ongoing)Through large-format photomontages and drawings, together with manually constructed objects and installations, the project explores the fragile and contradictory relationship between humans and the natural world. The word human shares its root with humus, meaning earth, reminding us of our deep connection to the living world from which we emerge.
Through photographic images, digital photomontage and hand-built objects, I create hybrid landscapes where nature and human intervention coexist. Gestures of care, repair and protection become entangled with forms of control and violence, revealing the ambiguity of our attempts to shape the living world.
The project reflects on our growing disconnection from nature and asks whether we can recognise ourselves as part of the same living system.
The works emerge from a hybrid process combining photography, digital photomontage and handmade elements. Recovered materials and constructed objects become part of an imaginary landscape where the natural and the artificial meet.