Paper Lithography, Monotype, Intaglio Print on manipulated paper

6 panels 115cm x 30cm, each

“From 1132 until the dissolution of the monasteries in 1536 and then again from 1912 until the present day, the devotional light of Quarr Abbey and its community has shone out into its environment. This work explores the physical and spiritual presence it has had on the Island through the centuries with each centimetre of print representing a year of activity. The images printed are taken directly from photographs and drawings of the Quarr Abbey sites, old and new. The sister work to this piece explores the darkness years after the reformation” Each length of centimetre represents one year that the monastery was active.

This work was created in response to Quarr Abbey on the Isle of Wight for the Ryde Art Collective exhibition ‘Via Vitae’ Autumn 2024. The work was in stalled in two locations and consists of two separate but directly connected installations.