Pascaline Horan
Statement
My work explores the personal connection I feel with nature, particularly through walking in the landscape. I draw inspiration from the ideas of the Symbiocene and biophilia—concepts that emphasize the potential for harmony between humans and the environment. In my practice I work across multiple media. I seek to create immersive installations that invite the viewer to experience the interwoven relationships between humans and the more-than-human world. My current work focuses on an area of bog where nature is reclaiming its lost territory following the cessation of industrial peat-cutting. The common reed, a plant that was important in the formation of the raised bogs of the midlands, and in providing shelter in the past, is colonising the rewetted area. Aspects of Irish mythology inform the work.