During my Merchant House Residency on the Greek Island of Symi, October-November 2019. I began to make pigments from things I found there. The way that this connected me to the place was a revelation to me. on my walks I began to notice details of geology, types of plants, the activities of people and the debris they left behind. I began to research and ask all sorts of questions I would never normally have asked, like: Where does the rubbish go? How have people used oak trees? What is happening to the soil? Tell me more about the goats. What happens to the salt from the desalination plant? What did people use to paint their houses?
I used Instagram to record my experiments with making colour out of Symi, so if you are interested in knowing more, please look there.
