Lillian Cooper

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"The secret of snow is the beauty of the curve....the intense and almost glowing line which a great dune of snow lifts against the blue radiance of the morning after a storm..."
Henry Beston, Northern Farm: A Chronicle of Maine; 1948

 

I work predominately in nature. What really excites me about this and attracts me are the forms and shapes within the structure of the landscape. I’m focusing on form, composition, details and edges- and how these work together to separate and define space.

I am presently working on the Coastline project- mapping the eroding rock edges of the North Atlantic. This is more than a profound appreciation of the aesthetic value of place and the sense of connection to location. It is also motivated by the increasing need to draw attention to the changing landscape. The coastal regions are the first to see the effects of changing weather patterns, sea level changes and increased erosion. I am mapping fragile cliff edges and during the course of this project they have changed or disappeared.