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Green Gorse, Cwm Gwyllog, Ffynnonofi, Pembrokeshire

PERRY, Mike

Green Gorse, Cwm Gwyllog, Ffynnonofi, Pembrokeshire
Image: © Mike Perry/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
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Mike Perry's practice addresses the environmental crisis that is happening on our own doorstep. Based in west Wales, he has been challenging the romantic mythology of national parks as areas of wilderness and natural beauty since the early 2000s. This work highlights the proliferation of this invasive species across coastal landscapes in Pembrokeshire as a result of unsustainable farming practices and continuous sheep grazing. The minimalist and abstract composition, in which the green vegetation sits against a backdrop of neutral, flat skies, creates an interplay between form and narrative.


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Details


Collection

Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales

Item Number

NMW A 24727

Creation/Production

PERRY, Mike

Acquisition

Gift from the artist, 12/5/2013

Measurements

Height (cm): 145
Width (cm): 175

Techniques

Photograph
Fine Art - works on paper
C-type photographic print

Material

Photograph

Location

on display
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  • Active In The 21St Century
  • Farming
  • Fine Art
  • Perry, Mike
  • Photograph
  • Plant
  • Works On Paper

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