Shimmer, from Weathering Series 2021

There is a lot of commentary about communities and individuals' resilience to withstand adversity. Since the COVID outbreak in 2020 I have been thinking about how we as individuals and communities' weather. 'Weathering' when considering the verb, is a shared experience that binds us and all things together. We are shaped, nourished and transformed by the atmosphere that envelops us. It is physical, psychological, magical, and spiritual. It is more than resilience and accounts for us being affected and transformed along with our community and environment. It is infinite and intangible - and like our form and nature, or like stones or rivers, is shaped over time.