Thursday, 8 January 2026

Listening Intently



Animated paintings, a clay self‑figure, and a haunting vocal soundscape intertwine to explore memory, place, and the slow unearthing of the self through attentive listening to landscape and origin.








Listening Intently to the Copse:

The gravitational pull of childhood haunts—
a landscape that shaped me most vividly
through my fractured moments.








Listening Intently to the Beck:

Eels wind ribbon-like from under the bridge
into the obscure waters of my memory
I trace them downstream.





Listening Intently to the Dale:

In the dimness and indifferent light
I offer myself to your purpose
and the child I was.








Listening Intently to the Self:

Wealletune, here I am.

Brushing soil from the earliest layers of myself, 
I arrive at a quiet, haunting recognition of where I began.





Concept, artwork, and audiovisual composition by Gaynor Perry, 
combining animated paintings, a bandaged clay figure, and a layered vocal soundscape.



GP


Each painting measures 30 × 30 cm and is executed in oil on board. 
The sculpture is made from air‑drying clay, wrapped carefully in gauze bandages, 
and measures 15 × 12 × 14 cm.


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