Christina McBride ,Triptych (i), 2024, fibre-based prints made using a sustainable photographic developer made from Bracken. [Photo credit: Michael Mersinis] 
Christina McBride, Triptych (ii), 2024, fibre-based prints made using a sustainable photographic developer made from Ling Heather. [Photo credit: Michael Mersinis] 
Christina McBride, Triptych (iii), 2024, fibre-based print made using a sustainable photographic developer made from Sphagnum Moss. [Photo credit: Michael Mersinis]
Christina McBride, Triptych (i), 2024, fibre-based prints made using a sustainable photographic developer made from Bracken. Triptych (ii), 2024, fibre-based prints made using a sustainable photographic developer made from Ling Heather. Triptych (iii), 2024, fibre-based print made using a sustainable photographic developer made from Sphagnum Moss. [Photo credit: Catherine M. Weir].
The images are from a recent exhibition entitled Criocha An Chroi / Heartland , which forms part of a large body of research examining the interrelationship between landscape, language and lineage. The work developed out of a residency in the north- west coast of Ireland and focuses on the specifics of the landscape of Donegal and reconnects with the roots of its indigenous language. Works produced utilise the produce from both the land and the sea to create sustainable photographic developers which build connections between the image, the place and the process – and also the past with the present and future. The photographs in the exhibition have been printed using a range of plant-based developers.
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Reading Landscape 