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\n\nInitial research reflects my interest in water and how it defines the UK on both ecological and cultural levels. This quickly diverged into two parallel studies: the fragility of moorland environments in the face of the climate crisis, and the ontological experience of being in water. Writer Roger Deakin states that in water \u201cyou are differently minded because you are differently bodied\u201d. I explored this idea of transformation through the lens of liminality. While on a site visit to the Elan Valley, it became apparent that these \u2018in between spaces\u2019 were crucial to understanding the place. Hunkering down in the bracken, the underbelly of the landscape, was a subconscious reaction to being exposed to the elements. Analysis of this primitive act led to themes of protection, adaptation, and comfort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stone was identified as an oblique element in a landscape of horizons, promising a moment of rest, as well as a fulcrum to relate to. The effect of humanity, and climate change, on moorlands highlighted that the project must grow with the landscape and have a metabolism that reflects the fabric of the site. Consequently, locality was critical, prominently the use of local plantation timber, which created a framework of constraints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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