Litmus II by Sarah Thornton-Smith

Medium: Gouache on paper
Size: Overall 610 H x 900 x 40mm (610 x 430 x 40 each with 40mm gap)

Litmus II consists of monoprinted thallus shapes sitting under a myriad of hand cuts and folds where the colour waves, gradated hand rendered gouache, move in hues to reflect the changing light caught in the landscape.

Each aperture makes its way like threads of connection forming mellifluous shapes scribing a new form of pattern language portraying the interconnectedness we have with our environment and how like lichens, we are living symbiotic partners in this world.

Litmus II quietly observes the vicissitudes of seasons and highlight how as agents of change, we can each play a part to enable a better future for us.