After finishing “Ocean Path” I have decided that I want to make a similar body of work on Dartmoor. This is because I want this body of work to be a true representation and reflection of my relationships with the landscapes that I spent much of my time being immersed in. My last body of work “Untitled Thought- Seeking Silence” explored both the coastal path and Dartmoor in a straight black and white style as well as a moving image piece. Now I have developed my ideas, moved away from black and white photography and developed the way in which I explore moving image. The premise of this new way of working is to explore the beauty and omnipotence of the landscape. This is because the power and energy that I feel immersed in the land makes me feel purely and truly alive. It is the small moments of silence and reflection, when I stand back and look at the land behind me, place the camera up to my eye, frame my shot and capture that tranquil moment. I almost feel a sense of intimacy with the land, it is a feeling that is almost impossible to put into words, but I hope, with my descriptions and reflections the picture is being made.
As I am writing this I am in the process of preparing for a 35 miles hike across Dartmoor at the weekend. The trek is something that has been organized with the Ten Tors volunteering that I do so I feel that it adds sentimental value to my photographic practice. My plan is to approach this slightly different to “Ocean Path”. I am going to make a moving image entirely with my drone and the photographic documentation that I make is primarily going to be portraits and images of the people that I am with in the landscape. This is so that I am able to show my audience two perspectives of our movement across the Moors. One that is in the sky and shows the vast landscape that we are in, showing the perspective of size and space around us. And then one that brings the viewer close into the narrative that is between us on the ground. This will show a different interaction with the land, one that is shared with a group of people. I will be walking with my partner Mary, my Mum, her partner Peter, and our friend Ian. Being immersed in the landscape with people that I love and cherish will also put a perspective on this body of work that I have not explored before.