A Map of Bolton Fell Moss
A nine month project in collaboration with the University of Cumbria as an Honorary Research Fellow, National England and the PLACE collective. The map shows an area of lowland peat bog in Cumbria, formerly used for agricultural peat extraction but currently in restoration by National England. I approached the piece by mapping the land’s stories in layers of time. The past is represented by peat formation and a history of peat digging, referencing Cumbrian dialectic songs and quotes. The present is represented by environmental scientists and the restoration techniques they are using. (For this part of the piece, I interviewed local people involved in the restoration from nature wardens, to contractors, to academics). The future is represented by the restored bog in terms of climate change and it’s benefits to the local community as a carbon sink and a means of flooding prevention. I saw the carpet-like design of the original peat fields – all named – and fringed this carpet with the returning species of flora and fauna, the curlew, hares, peewits and cotton grass.
The drawing is in pen and ink on paper and is approximately 80×60 cms.
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