‘Through the Glimmering Night’ by Sharon Field

Exhibition by Sharon Field.

Their place on this planet is becoming fragile as the natural climate becomes increasingly reactive in the face of the human, political, economic and industrial demands that continue to extract from but not give back to their planet. The plants and animals in their environment are undoubtedly tough, but they are helpless against the constant and unrelenting onslaught of humankind which is, for the most part, self-serving. Can their now fragile environment sustain its biodiversity in the face of this constant battering? Time is of the essence.

While people set themselves apart from so much in the natural world, when the evening falls, they too become one with the earth, watched over by the night sky. There are always glimmers of hope in the stars, and if they have the will to look after the natural heritage they will experience a bright tomorrow. Once gone however, it is gone forever.

The title of the exhibition ‘Through the Glimmering Night’ – These words were spoken by Oberon in William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”.

The titles of their works have been drawn from poems or the works of Shakespeare. They find that the lyricism of wordsmiths adds a precious dimension to the visual work.