ASHLIN McANDREW STUDIO
Objects of Care
stones found in London
2021
While living in London, I collected objects from the city—scaffolding netting as evidence of the city herself, while foraged moss and stone were proof of nature persisting even within this environment. This is how I felt at the time—longing for connection and contact with life amidst the surrounding frozenness of concrete. I use elements of this city to heal from the dysregulation she causes me. In this ongoing series, I continue to reuse detritus so it becomes soothing and connecting rather than merely evidence of the environment that disconnects me from my own nature.