Lorna Bramwells (Yr2)
8cm x 6cm
Title Same sun different place
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We are all warmed by the same sun yet scattered across the world.
Same sun different place began by considering the influence of the sky and the sun, how they sit above a place, and how they reflect a constant element across different locations around the globe. The work is a durational cyanotype travel diary of August 2025, capturing memories of places I visited at midday and noting both the date and the UV index of the sun (as found on a weather app). The cyanotypes were created using found objects by “looking down” and noticing interesting shapes, shadows, or objects that caught my eye. A series of tests and experimental works were shown in an installation of 27 images in 600 acres of common land. This acted as a way of displaying the hot Mediterranean sun within the cooler climate of the North Downs. The installation attracted local walkers, who engaged in conversations about the impact of the sun on place — an unexpected outcome. Japanese conceptual artist On Kawara created Date Paintings over five decades in different parts of the world, examining chronological time and its function in human existence. Kawara also produced a series of postcards entitled I Got Up (1974), noting the time and date to record the banality of everyday life and to acknowledge his own existence. |
“Writing postcards is a form of expanding the limits of art.” - Kawara
I sent the cards to family and friends across the globe as a way of connecting my
experiences of place — to the UK, Europe, Canada, New Zealand, America, and Australia. Once posted, they travelled, touched by different hands, passing through mechanical processes, small pieces of ‘mail art’ dispersed seen by others during the postal process. This created a sense of separation and loss, leaving me only with the
memory of the original image, much like travel memories themselves. On receipt, friends were asked to hold the cards up to their own sky, showing how my summer sun
was transposed into their place. Same Sun, Different Place.
Recipients became active participants. The project connected not only “sun to place” but
also “people to place” as each returned photo held an image of a hand or fingers of the recipient.
A final image has been developed with 7 photographs from very close friends. Not all postcards have been delivered or returned (15/25). I now have an image which not
only evokes memories of travel and place but also encapsulates friendships
“My ambition is to push this further and explore how I can connect people through my art—through installation, participation, and possibly performance. I have recently joined an art gallery and workspace community, where I aim to develop collaborative projects through workshops and events. I also intend to join a community art group to support workshops, installations, and happenings in my local area, exploring ideas of community and place.”