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SARAH HOPKINS
"Her exploration of printmaking techniques is as various as the urban environment on which she focuses. Its diversity is reflected in the range of patterns and images, which simultaneously connote the issues which concern her.
The combination of techniques, for example, collagraph and silkscreen, introduces notions of multi-layered societies who inhabit similar spaces in the city.
The innovative approach, sustained through experimental processes, instils the work with an original and dynamic thrust."
Anne Price-Owen
The embossed map makes reference to Thomas' 'loud hill of Wales' and also relates to previous map work in which the urban environment and society of Swansea has been explored.
Mirroring this form is a 'crabbing' shadow made up of shapes that refer to 'grasses' and 'frosty fingers'. The crabbing shadow can also be read as a reflection in water of the town on the hill over the sea, Swansea.
The combination of these elements, formally denotes an ovum, a metaphor for birth, a theme which is not taken directly from the text of the poem but is inherent in Thomas' birth and pre birth poetry.
The juxtaposition of two printmaking techniques adds to the interest of this work. The embossed hill and the silkscreen reflection create a clean, crisp and pristine image, which is visually economic in contrast to the text on which it is based.
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