REBECCA KENT

Belfield Bungalow
53 Trelawney Road

11.04.2021

My work primarily concerns stillness, the voice and the landscape. Within this busy, chaotic world I make work that encourages viewers to slow down, embrace the stillness and find their own inner silence. My video pieces, often depicting the landscape, sunlight and shadows, or leaves moving in the wind draw attention to the beauty and subtleties of every day life that many people would not take the time to acknowledge. I also combine these videos with drawings or prints to create a layer of texture and ambiguity.

Sound is also an important aspect of my work, in particular using my own voice. I have recorded choral and folk songs as well as experimental sounds, exploring different aspects and limits of my voice. I explore how the voice can interact with sounds from the landscape, embracing the unpredictable nature of the wind, trees and birds. Through the making process of my work I have discovered a significance in the idea of vessels. The body, hollow trees and clay pots become vessels to carry and embody the voice or a choir of voices, exploring the relationship between humans and the landscape. Ideally I would display my work in an installation setting, exhibiting drawings and prints, videos, sound work and sculptures in an interactive space, either in a gallery or in the landscape itself.

www.rebeccakent.co.uk
Instagram: @beccakent_art
Email: rkh.kent@gmail.com