This ongoing series delves into the realm of eco-anxiety, exploring how our connection to the environment, as mediated through photography, can simultaneously alleviate and intensify this experience. Through my process-based approach, I immerse myself in the tradition of landscape photography, yet redirect attention to a more immediate method. Water isn't just portrayed or depicted here; it directly interacts with the paper substrate, allowing for a more authentic representation. The resulting abstracted pieces evoke a horizon line, emphasizing the distance and detachment ingrained in our contemporary relationship with water.

In continuing to develop these contact prints of a river local to myself, the aim is to shed light on photography's intricate role in shaping our understanding and responses to environmental matters. Water takes center stage here, as it is often overlooked despite its omnipresence. This work aligns with the paradox of eco-anxiety—we're inundated with information about environmental issues yet feel powerless as individuals. I choose to embrace this tension, echoing efforts of eco artists from the 1970s, by explicitly highlighting overlooked natural subjects, like water. However, beneath the abstract blue hues and unexpected color formations influenced by existing pollutants in the river, lies an unsettling truth demanding attention.