Water

This ongoing series of photographs which are mostly made in camera use multiple exposure, intentional camera movement and white balance shifts to create other-worldly abstractions of water.

Seas, rivers, lakes, ponds, streams, rivers, ice, mist, fog, clouds; water surrounds us. In fact quite a lot of it is inside us too, about 60% of our adult body mass with the brain and heart composed of 73% water, lungs 83%, skin 64%, muscles and kidneys 79% and even our bones contain 31% water.
Water (at least that which is not inside us!) provides rich opportunity for interpretation for artists, from Monet’s Water Lilies, Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kamagawa to David Hockney’s A Bigger Splash.
But aside from romantic ideas around water there is a dark side: England's rivers are contaminated by a "chemical cocktail" of sewage, agriculture and road pollution, according to MPs. Microplastics, slurry, car tyre particles, oils and wet wipes are all part of the problem, MPs said. High quality water is essential for our survival and that of the environment. Each person in the UK uses around 140 litres of water a day for washing, drinking and cooking. Contamination also threatens water sources crucial for the survival of wildlife, the natural environment and the food system. According to the Wildlife Trusts, rising pollution levels place 10% of freshwater and wetland species at risk of extinction. In Wales and England, 38% of fish health checks are failed, due to disease caused by pollution.
The main causes of pollution in the UK are excessive use of fertiliser and pesticides in agriculture - which is responsible for 40% of water pollution in England, untreated sewage released by water companies - responsible for 35%, "run-off" from roads and towns which contains pollutants such as oil - responsible for 18%. Available as A4 or A3 giclee Epson premium semi-gloss prints: https://robin-stewart.sumupstore.com/