JANE SCOBIE
Lithograph,
42 x 30 cm,
Edition of 10
4 available.
The work is inspired by the sea and the ocean natives that inhabit 'The Wash' in Norfolk, UK. There is constant exchange in the sea, between phytoplankton, shell fish and seaweed, a world that is glimpsed as you walk along the beach and study the strandline. Three different stones were etched to make this print, each one made from limestone, a sedimentary rock formed of crushed shells and stone.
Jane Scobie is an environmental artist whose practice explores the fluid boundaries between the human and the nonhuman and the reciprocal nature of care. Current research is focussed on the strand line as a witness to climate breakdown. Recent work includes Edgelands (2022) - a collaboration and sculpture installation at Wild Ken Hill, a project to restore nature, fight climate change, and grow healthy food across a coastal farm in West Norfolk, the home of BBC Spring Watch. Artist in Resident at Ground Work Gallery, Kings Lynn focused on Extraction (2023). Joya:Air - Art and Environment Residency (2024) looking at rainwater harvesting.
As a visual artist Jane is a passionate advocate for social change and puts engagement and collaboration at the heart of her practice. Jane has a First-Class degree in Fine Art and is currently completing an MA in Arts and Science at Central Saint Martins. In 2022 Jane was awarded a British Council Venice Biennale Fellowship. Previously Jane had a successful career working as a senior leader for a range of international non-governmental organisations, she is a Clore Social Leadership Fellow.
www.janescobie.com
@janescobieartist