The Edge of Nowhere lies in the boundaries between what is known and the unknown. Using our direct surroundings to harbour the possibilities that there is more to decipher from our taught perspective of our environment. Utilising basic infrastructure, everyday objects and the nature of natural light to access the unknown through all that we know.
The Edge of Nowhere stretches the capabilities of a camera and image-making techniques to distort the reality of what is seen. Stretching our ability to decipher whether what is depicted is real or a figment of reality. The agency of light is utilised to challenge the perception of physicality highlighting the dominance of light in a constructed environment. This is expanded upon through sculptural entities that explore the transformative qualities of light on the material, pushing the definition of where the physicality of an object lies, within itself or within its trace.
Bio
Lydia Shearsmith is a recent graduate of Falmouth Universities BA (Hons) Photography course, achieving a First Class Honours degree. Shearsmiths uses photographic techniques and the agency of light to explore the complexities of our immediate surroundings. Through the use of mundane objects and basic infrastructure, Shearsmith addresses metaphysical questions through what is already known.
