natural
forms

judith
lyons

Judith Lyons is a photographic artist living and working in London and Suffolk. A graduate of Central Saint Martin’s and the London College of Communication, Judith’s work reflects her fascination with the natural world and with cycles of birth, growth,decay, death and rebirth. Her work often combines traditional analogue and contemporary digital processes and has been published and exhibited both nationally and internationally. During the last decade, Judith has worked extensively with camera-less methods of photographic image production. Often combining traditional analogue and contemporary digital processes, her work has been published and exhibited both nationally and internationally.Judith teaches camera-less photographic techniques and was responsible for delivering the practical workshops which accompanied the V&A’s Shadow Catchers Exhibition in 2010.

An engagement with natural cycles of birth, growth, decay, death and rebirth, lies at the heart of my artistic practice.

Working in collaboration with London based master printer, Brian Whitewick, each image has been screen printed onto white denim, woven from 100% recycled fibres at the Bossa Denim Mill in Turkey. The Zetaterra pigments used in the screen-printing process are natural pigments responsibly sourced and prepared by Zaitex S.p.a. in Italy.    
During the COVID pandemic, the rural landscape around my Suffolk home was a source of great comfort and solace.  Daily walks provided an escape from news of mounting death tolls and unremitting suffering.  As Spring gave way to Summer, every emerging leaf and flower seemed a symbol of hope and renewal.

A Different Nature

Drawing inspiration from the native Suffolk flora, and the botanical studies of Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919), the images in the Natural Forms (2022) series are a response to this extraordinary time. Representations of plants, leaves, weeds and seeds from the land and ponds around my home, are combined in circular, wreath like motifs; a celebration and visible manifestation of the fragility and resilience of the natural world.

The images below are a result of experimental flower and plant photography in the darkroom. No camera involved.

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