l u c y l e a k

In her work, Lucy investigates the intersection of nature and the manmade – how they interact, coexist, and enhance or damage each other. Her work has a strong focus on the process of making, using a variety of materials and analogue processes within her work: looking at the relationship between the image itself and its presentation. She echoes the materiality of the image’s subjects with her choice of media. The images themselves explore the concept of nature as a sanctuary, focusing on the similarities in shape and form that are found in both rural and urban settings. Repetition in structure is a key element of the work as she observes mimicry in the landscape. She ties the two worlds together by finding evidence of human intervention within natural landscapes, looking at why we leave our mark on nature: whether it may be religious, sentimental, or purely functional.