Anabelle Edginton

Annabelle Edginton is a conceptual artist working with various mediums. Having been brought up in the countryside, nature has had a huge influence on her relationship with her work. Much like many symbiotic relationships which are hidden to us, Edginton attempts to make a space for entanglement and cycles to happen as she sets up the conditions for her work to perpetuate. This might start as a catalyst theme or single word. From then on, a film may appear alongside a painting, a piece of writing, or a soundscape, for example - each element isn't finished or individual but rather in conversation with another. Often the work appears very slowly as Edginton works in small parts which make up a larger system. Edginton draws a parallel between microbial networks and working slowly. All small parts are hugely important in the complexity of wider things. Edginton's practice is thus slow and laborious.

Reflecting on the impact of technology in a post-COVID era, Edginton recognises its capacity to bridge vast distances yet also disconnect from real- time experiences. By Implementing technology within her systems, Edginton seeks to further swell an idea, adding an ambiguously connected and disconnected layer that alters the pace and direction of her narrative stream.

Edginton breaks up her conceptual work with painting, using it as a reset. She approaches her paintings in a fragmented manner, viewing the surface as a weft and atomically building up images with a tiny brush. Edginton's theme of slowness takes on a new form, this time emphasising the real-time and human connection to the act of creation.