As a photographic artist and conservationist, I wish to create art that reflects the relationship we have with the natural world and to celebrate its existing diversity. With the Anthropocene growing by the day, I aim to keep my conservation efforts at the core of my art in attempt to reignite admiration for our planet. Working closely with the land, and using my unique approach to image manipulation, I contribute work which bridges the gap between photography and art to broaden understandings of our nonreciprocal relationship with the natural world.

The different bodies of work I produce each explore different aspects of our relationship with the land, be it the materials we use, the shaping hand of humanity or to express my own fascination with the natural form in all its complexities. Much of the art I make uses a conceptually violent process of image manipulation and I find this offers an apt analogy for the growing disconnection I see between humanity and the earth.

To most, my art may be too abstract however the sensation of unfamiliarity is something I wish to include in my work as it is reflects my feeling towards the Anthropocene’s pace of progression. I believe that my developed method creatively summarises and communicates my view of the world and I hope that as a viewer, you can connect with my message and enjoy the art that I take pleasure in creating.

Miles Critchley-Hope

Anthropocene:

adjective

relating to or denoting the current geological age, viewed as the period during which human activity has been the dominant influence on climate and the environment.