Artist Statement

  Yorkshire-based visual artist Joanne Gelsthorpe draws inspiration from the inherent qualities of natural materials. Her exploration of this has fostered a deep interest in the interplay between human interaction and material properties, shaping processes that highlight their mutual influence.​

      She seeks engagement with natural matter and looking how it can evolve, reinvent, and expose the essence of places . Joannes' work originates from spending time in  outdoor spaces. Here she documents, listens and gathers, often creating on location . She is fascinated by the intrinsic connections of the past and present that are deeply rooted in each material entity. Sourcing material responsibly she seeks to draw out inspiration from the landscape remnants, liminal spaces whilst focusing on the material interplay.​

     In every aspect of her practice there is consideration for the fusion of matter and its reinvention. She often forms dialogues that reference human emotional and physical states that align to the process of transformation and re building, such as grief, loss, ephemerality as well as renewal and growth. This is to further support a belief of the deep connections we have with everything that surrounds us both human and nonhuman.

BA Fine Art , 1st Class honours Hull University 

Currently studying MA Fine Art , Falmouth University