A series of flames painted from watching my colourful fire flicker with magical pine cones, 2021
Commission for Firestations' new EP 'Melted Medium' as part of a limited edition art bundle put together by artist and band member Laura Copsey . Available for pre-order now on Bandcamp.
Statement about the work by the band: This EP is the second in a series based around the elements – "Automatic Tendencies was WATER , Melted Medium is FIRE and Pixel Wilderness will be EARTH– The collection springs from an interest in how the sound, smell and image of fire can have a profound physiological impact – often creating a sense of home. We each have a primal instinct towards fire, and continue to be mesmerised by it, as we will never truly master it. Starting as an ironic joke about the trend for fake fires on YouTube, Laura began to experiment with the senses and how far reality could be altered but still feel real ; questioning whether experiences need to be real in order to have meaning. The art collections with each of these EPs intend to expand on the ideas in the songs and this time features maximum reality matches, phantom fire instructions and qr code bonus track, coated pine cones that alter the colour of fire and a giclee print and sticker of an altered flame"
Statement about the work by the band: This EP is the second in a series based around the elements – "Automatic Tendencies was WATER , Melted Medium is FIRE and Pixel Wilderness will be EARTH– The collection springs from an interest in how the sound, smell and image of fire can have a profound physiological impact – often creating a sense of home. We each have a primal instinct towards fire, and continue to be mesmerised by it, as we will never truly master it. Starting as an ironic joke about the trend for fake fires on YouTube, Laura began to experiment with the senses and how far reality could be altered but still feel real ; questioning whether experiences need to be real in order to have meaning. The art collections with each of these EPs intend to expand on the ideas in the songs and this time features maximum reality matches, phantom fire instructions and qr code bonus track, coated pine cones that alter the colour of fire and a giclee print and sticker of an altered flame"