Roz Moreton is a visual artist based in Carmarthenshire, Wales, where she grew up near sites shaped by industry.
She's long been drawn to the marks that humans make shaping the land and what is left behind, and to the layered process of reclamation that follows — nature and people both reworking the land, again and again, across its evolution.
“My practice explores the present-day reality of the shifting and complex relationship between humans and the landscapes they inhabit, and the rhythmic journeys — both human and environmental — that continually reshape our coastline and land.”
Her current body of work explores human interactions, both emotional and physical, with the post-industrial landscape of the former Carmarthen Bay Power Station, a coal-fired power plant on the shore of the Burry Inlet, Afon Llwchwr.
“In my work I respond to the impact of different ways that humans have been imprinting and scarring the land, and I establish strategies to tell stories of personal experiences in both natural and post-industrial landscapes.”
Roz's explorations of ecological sensitivity, erosion, and fragile and marginal habitats are captured through drawing, photography, film, mapping, and natural and woman-made fabrications.
Her work is assembled both on location and in her studio, taking shape in gardens, coastlines, and reclaimed post-industrial landscapes.
She also leads public art experiences, encouraging audiences to re:THINK how they see and interact with their own environment, through the activity of Walking, Observing, ‘Gathering’ Mark Making and Photography giving opportunities to create one’s own affinity and connection with the land.