The Knot: A materialised meditation of a homeland by Danielle Madeley

Danielle Madeley is a recent graduate of Falmouth University, whose work predominantly explores the notions of 'community'. She aims to initiate a discussion around society’s place within art and art’s place within society, by engaging her local community in the production of work that is celebratory of their homeland.

Via Creative Boom submission. All images courtesy of Danielle Madeley.

Via Creative Boom submission. All images courtesy of Danielle Madeley.

Her latest collection, The Knot, is "a materialised meditation of a homeland; a record of the conflicting ideas of comfort and convulsion akin to the emotions felt with regards to native soil."

Danielle continues, "A community is the interwoven lives of different generations, a seamless unspoken memoir of times passed and present; a collective history that forms the foundations of the people it encompasses."

These photographs are the consolidation of work made over a yearlong period, documenting the parallaxes of growing up in the county of Staffordshire and the tumultuous relationship with identity as a member of that community.

With the intention of revealing the splendour seen by those who reside within the borders of the county, the work presents an almost illusory interpretation of community life within the expanse.

The Knot is a journey of introversive contemplation, made from within the verges of the motherland. Discover more at daniellemadeley.com.

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