LELIA HENRY BROCHURE

LELIA HENRY Art Exhibition TIME AND TIDE 1st February - 31st March Easter Snow Gallery Séamus Ennis Arts Centre

Lelia Henry Drawing forms the core of my practice, and I work mainly in charcoal and graphite. My work explores the neglected and overlooked elements of the rural landscape. Through my drawings, I examine the relationship between these neglected spaces, and the enduring impact of human activity. Devoid of figures, the implied presence of man is often of central importance. My concern for the loss of the natural world drives me to create meticulously rendered drawings, through which I ask the viewer to examine our connection to the ordinary everyday aspects of our immediate environment.

I am particularly interested in the writings of American political scientist, Jane Bennett, and British anthropologist, Tim Ingold. Both argue that in order to motivate people to act on behalf of the environment, we must first encourage them to reconnect on a visceral level with their immediate surroundings. We do this through taking note of the ordinary, everyday things on our doorstep. At a time when scientists are calling on artists to take up the mantle for climate change, my drawings offer the viewer a quiet space for reflection in which to consider our relationship to our world around us.

My exhibition in the SĂŠamus Ennis Arts Centre “Time and Tideâ€? features a series of works exploring the effects of coastal erosion on the sand dunes along the Fanad Penninsula, Donegal. Over the last four years, I have returned to the same spot for several weeks each year, recording the changes in the dunes, and watching them slowly disappear. While it is presumed that the dunes will eventually regenerate, the topography of our landscape will have been irrevocably changed. Each drawing provides a record of the dune at a specific moment in time, now lost forever.

Dune iii Charcoal on paper 56 cm x 74 cm €1,500

Dune i Charcoal on paper 74 cm x 56 cm €1,500

Thread Softly Charcoal on paper 74 cm x 56 cm €1,500

Dune xii Charcoal on Arches paper 20 cm x 38 cm €450

Dune xi Charcoal on Arches paper 20 cm x 38 cm €450

Ethereal Light Charcoal on Arches paper 20 cm x 38 cm €450

Muiríneach Charcoal on Arches paper 20 cm x 38 cm €450

Dune x Charcoal on paper 38 cm x 20 cm €450

Fallen Charcoal on Arches paper 38 cm x 20 cm €450

Evening Falls Charcoal on paper 20 cm x 38 cm €450

Storm Passes Charcoal on Arches paper 20 cm x 38 cm â‚Ź450

Dune xx Charcoal on Arches paper 20 cm x 38 cm €450

Evening Light Monotype with Graphite 12 cm x 12.5 cm €250

Ghost Dune Monotype with Graphite & Indian Ink 12 cm x 12.5 cm €250

Old Gent Monotype with Graphite 12 cm x 12.5 cm €250

Way Home Monotype with Graphite 12 cm x 12.5 cm €250

Night Dunes Monotype 12 cm x 12.5 cm €250

A Gentle Leaning Monotype with Graphite 12 cm x 12.5 cm €250

Skyfall Monotype with Graphite 12 cm x 12.5 cm €250

Forgotten Land Monotype with Graphite 12 cm x 12.5 cm €250

The Long Road Monotype with Graphite 12 cm x 12.5 cm €250