Through the development of new and existing techniques, such as laking pigments, charcoaling willow, inking oak galls, papering plants, and so forth, James Wood is questioning not only our own reliance in the machine made object but also that of the contemporary artist.
His practice takes us back to an archaic way of working, where the artist has a connection to the land that he’s foraging his materials from. Through this, every piece of work is unique and affected by the situating foraging grounds surrounding the place of exhibition.
Whilst taking a great interest in locality, transformation, process, materials and manufacture, the work is underpinned by the artists’ attempts to strive for sustainability. All other aspects of the work help to attain this.
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