THE EARTH SPUN LIGHT

The Earth Spun Light is a collaboration between artists Kari Cahill and Robert Doherty. The project explores light, landscape and colour. Our practice often revolves around harnessing the solar energy present at specific landscapes. We expose light sensitive materials, primarily experimental cyanotype and film based processes, to create explorative and captivating artworks that express light as both subject and medium.

Our works are site-responsive. Most recently, while visiting Ireland in 2023 we created ‘HIBERNIA’ a collection of cyanotype paintings created at three locations across the West Coast. Additionally, while in residency in Connemara, we created a limited edition run of monoprint blends, ‘CHROMA.SCAPES’ in response to the hedgerows, rockpools and mountains of the Connemara landscape.

In 2022 we created ‘BKK222’, a limited edition book made in Thailand, and began ‘AUSTRALIS’, a collection of solar paintings capturing the light and land at various sites across Australia. The series continued into 2023 with ‘AUSTRALIS ii’ with new works created across the island of Tasmania. ‘AUSTRALIS iii’ will be released in the coming works.

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