SnowBody is a series of performative explorations developed in the snow-covered landscape surrounding Crom Allt Burn, Tyndrum, in the West Highlands of Scotland. Created as part of Louise Ann Wilson's wider enquiry into Becoming Rock, the work explores how bodily immersion in snow, ice and water might generate new ways of experiencing and understanding landscape.
Working in winter conditions, Louise created a series of performative photographs that place the body within snow, on the riverbank and in the icy waters of the burn. Alongside these, charcoal drawings were made by moving through the snow at a low level, allowing bodily movement and contact with the winter landscape to generate marks on paper. Additional tactile drawings explored river rocks through touch rather than sight, extending the enquiry into embodied ways of sensing place.
Together, the photographs and drawings explore relationships between body, snow, water and stone through direct physical engagement with the landscape.
Photographs
The photographic series documents a sequence of performative encounters within the winter landscape surrounding Crom Allt Burn. Working in snow, on the riverbank and in the icy waters of the burn, Louise used her body to explore relationships between body, snow, water and landscape.
Concertina Charcoal Drawings
The concertina charcoal drawings were made as Louise moved through the snow-covered landscape. One series was created when deep snow completely covered the ground and only the contours of the hidden rocks could be sensed beneath the surface. The second was made after the snow had melted, when the rocks became visible again. The two sets of drawings reflect these different bodily encounters with the landscape, revealing how changes in snow cover altered movement, touch and the marks made on paper.
