Flatten, Julia Mejnertsen

Flatten traces the human presence on the landscape of rural Ireland. It was created in and around Wexford’s Blackstairs Mountain during a residency at Cow House Studios. The artist focused on the manicured gardens and the symmetrical patterns of the human hand, as they stood out in the wild landscape.

In the series, the juxtaposition between control and chaos is playfully captured and teased out. The artist modified some of the images placing black and white patterns, razzle-dazzle camouflage, hiding objects in plain sight and generating confusion in the viewer; it is a mischievous manipulation that aims to point towards our innate need to both imitate the natural and to tame that which cannot be tamed.

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