For 100 days from May - September 2025, I devoted a practice of daily lying down on the earth to the people of Gaza who were, and still are, facing the devastation of conflict and genocide. I wanted to do something to express my solidarity with them. As I was lying on the earth in rural Wales, enjoying safety and beauty, I was aware of the destruction of not only human lives but landscapes, crops, animals and habitats. I was moved by hearing an account of life in Gaza from a resident who described how the land was covered with dust and rubble and how the sky became an important source of beauty and hope. I often thought of this, the shared sky that we are all living under. I documented each day, inviting people to sponsor this project by donating to Medical Aid for Palestinians.

Lying down on the ground began as a simple act of finding connection to my surroundings that answered something within me that I was unconsciously seeking. Back to the earth, my brain and body level, a new awareness of what’s within and around me opened up.Lying down offers a direct physical and imaginative connection to the earth and its inhabitants. With brain and body on the same level, my senses become attuned to what is directly around me, feeling the earth at my back, the air on my skin and absorbing the light. I notice the details of soil, plants and insects. Above me I see the sky anew. Sometimes birds swoop across billowing clouds in a deep blue sky. On cloudy days apparently static clouds reveal themselves as dynamic layers, shifting and changing. 

Experiencing and sharing the interconnectedness of all life, growing from encounters with others and maintaining an imaginative empathy for the lives of others are important to me. As a young child, I delighted in the natural world, making fairy gardens and dens. These early experiences have informed my multi media art practice ever since.