It was a big of a struggle to get to many sites that relate with Bryan Schutmaats' work, in regards to human impact on landscape - which is what I was interested to go off from his series based in Western America. Many area's around the UK tend to aim to preserve the landscape and architecture, although there are still many obvious stamps of human life within preserved area's. I aimed to simply find some sort of intrusion we (man) have in areas you'd hope not to find.
I found, in Salcey Forest, a small, simple, wooden bridge, harmless in it's aesthetic and its nature. But above was hovering a beast of metal construction, seemingly a part of the bridges construction, connected to the trees. It seemed a bit obstructive in its nature, perhaps unnecessary in its setting. A bit of an odd shape also, compared to its surrounding of natural foliage and network of branches; out of nowhere hangs this giant chunk of metal.
Playing along with the intrusion of man on the natural landscape, whilst at the top of the walkway construction I was met with fantastic views of the forest - yet still at just below eye level the barriers of weather-beaten wood were scrawlings of graffiti blocking the view. I thought it a possible aspect to follow, to ruin the standard/usual 'landscape' image with something a little more obtrusive.
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