woodland aroma — Kate Lowe

Woodland Aroma

These large photographs (mounted on dibond) were part of my MA Final Project. This body of work explored the effects that social media has had on our ability to play. For two weeks I asked several charity shops to keep all the toys donated; three charity shops collected more than 200 stuffed toys. These traditional playthings are being discarded as games and pastimes are increasingly virtual. The movement away from imaginary play has significant implications for the development of empathy. As a symbolic act of deconstruction, I dismembered and unstuffed the variety of toys and moved them into new environments. These surreal photographs were hung on a handprinted wall mural of clouds; below each photograph I installed a manufactured scent of woodland in a gesture that reflects the artificial world in which we now socialise and play.

Never Sleeps Large format photo103x103cm — **Never Sleeps** Large format photo
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Speak with Confidence Photograph103x103cm — **Speak with Confidence** Photograph
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A Little Bit Dead Large format photograph103x103cm — **A Little Bit Dead** Large format photograph
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Take it Back Large format photograph103x103cm — **Take it Back** Large format photograph
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Cant Wont Large format photograph103x103cm — **Cant Wont** Large format photograph
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FOMO Large format photograph103x103cm — **FOMO** Large format photograph
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One Man's Trash Large format photo103x103cm — **One Man's Trash** Large format photo
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Hamley Large format photograph103x103cm — **Hamley** Large format photograph
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Jemima's Down Large format photograph103x103cm — **Jemima's Down** Large format photograph
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Save Yourself I Acrylic on concrete floor 3m x 1.3m — **Save Yourself I** Acrylic on concrete floor 3m x 1.3m

Save Yourself II Acrylic paint on Asphalt 3m x 1.3m — **Save Yourself II** Acrylic paint on Asphalt 3m x 1.3m

Woodland Aroma (Gallery view) Large Format Photography on handprinted wall mural with artificial scent boxes 7m x 2.5m — **Woodland Aroma** (Gallery view) Large Format Photography on handprinted wall mural with artificial scent boxes 7m x 2.5m