Woodwose is a part of the series Where once we stood on Scragged Oak Hill – a project using the remnants of felled trees to build ‘forest figures.’
These talismanic figures act as a symbolic embodiment of the trees that have now gone – an arboreal haunting.
The figures draw on European myth and historical folk practices where people dressed in costume meant to be embodiments of nature. They evoke mythical entities like the Woodwose or the Green Man. The Woodwose or wild man is a being said to be an embodiment of the wild aspects of nature.
Images from the series have been exhibited at the Royal Photographic society, The Royal Academy, Klomp Ching NY, and Tremenheer Sculpture Gardens. A deeper look at the series can be found here.