roadkilllandfillgoodwillmother

Darren Neave

Darren Neave on ‘roadkilllandfillgoodwillmother’

I am an artist residing on the edge of rural Lincolnshire, this liminality provides me with a different take on a relationship with the immediate habitat and the earthy surroundings beyond. I travel between the capital and the countryside; the abruption is echoed in my practice. I often get lost, distracted, lose track, meander and dawdle dog-leggedly throughout the day.

The local environment is shaped by food and fuel production, agricultural techniques, private estates and small communities clinging on to make ends meet. Miscanthus and maize sit adjacent to fields of wheat and rapeseed. The panorama feels cinematic at times, the clear skies and mostly flat perspectives are fringed with enticing woodlands, dirt tracks, bridle ways and blackbird-nesting brambly hedgerows. Mammalian desire-lines visible through edge land grasses and secluded woody copses.