Martin Prothero is seeking to understand our place in nature through his art practice. Informed by the pressing awareness of the ecological crisis we now all face, Martin makes work that allows nature to document itself, temporarily side-stepping the dominant human-centric view.
Martin Prothero is best known for Carbon Light Life, a body of work that records the passing of wild creatures over the surface of the land. Plates of carbon-covered glass are laid out overnight in locations where, through his research, he knows that animals frequent. Their footprints leave marks of their presence on the glass, which are beautiful abstract drawings in their own right and can be read as a narrative of a specific place. They record the point in time where the creature's life and the artist's were connected.
Martin's workshop will lead participants through the process of creating visual images with soil and plants found onsite, and documenting these ephemeral works through digital photography.