– Using aerial photographs of large-scale gatherings as her starting point, Roanna Wells then deconstructs these images, doing away with everything – the built environment as well as natural structures – except the human.
The events she chooses are ones with political or social importance: election protests, religious gatherings, or Live Aid concerts, for instance. In each case, the event signifies the potential – whether for change or for unity – that can be palpable when people come together in such large crowds.
To look at Roanna’s embroideries is to be left in a state of wonder, at how relatively tiny and indistinguishable we each are when seen from the air, as well as at the impact we may have on our landscape – politically, socially, and aesthetically – by connecting with others.
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Awesome!