Natural Consequences – A love stories to Nature Commission
Natural Consequences – A Love Stories to Nature Commission Natural Consequences is a commissioned project for SPAN’s Love Stories to Nature initiative. This project brings together four talented artists: a composer, a choreographer, a poet/writer, and a visual artist. These artists, all older women with deep connections to the land of Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion, have journeyed through extensive artistic endeavours. Their work is profoundly influenced by the natural environment they inhabit. The idea for Natural Consequences stems from a desire to explore how humans and artists influence one another, communicate, and sometimes miscommunicate. Our actions set off a chain of effects on our environment, the outcomes of which are often unknown, whether beneficial or detrimental. This project reflects the natural world’s interconnectedness with humanity, highlighting our often limited understanding of nature’s messages and the consequences of our actions. The project begins with a river, chosen for its environmental significance and symbolic representation of natural consequences. As Hermann Hesse said, “Water always the same and yet continually renewed.” A river is a thread, it embroiders our world with beautiful patterns, it connects people and places, past and present, it stitches stories together. A river is a journey, it grows, it changes, […]
