Paul Hart. December X from FRAGILE. Limited Edition.

Prints of these works are artist-made silver gelatin - available in two sizes: 12" x 14" (paper) / 10" x 10" (image), Edition of 15 16" x 20" (paper) / 14" x 14" (image), Edition of 8 From the series FRAGILE (2020-2024), a personal and poetic reflection on nature made in the landscape close to Hart’s studio in the east of England. In response to the poem Trees At Night by the late Helene Johnson, poet and author of the Harlem Renaissance, Hart made work every month in the same locale over the course of four years.  The aesthetic is rooted in the notion of a heightened awareness of the natural world, of both a physical engagement and spiritual connection to the land. Whilst becoming absorbed in this instinctual, visceral approach, Hart has become acutely aware of both the physical beauty and delicate vulnerability of these natural forms. Although concerns of the environment and sustainability are present throughout, the series goes beyond a central study of place to evoke an abstract et