Featuring the work of David Roon. David creates artwork that links to his work as a Conservation Biologist. His practice encompasses mixed media, ceramics and printmaking. Thematically, his
work explores the interface between humans and the global biosphere
(particularly marine ecosystems). Specific areas of conceptual focus include
alterity and otherness in depictions of non-human entities, the use of
mythological imagery to explore contemporary ecological threat, and
tragicomedy in the interface between the human and non-human.
The print-work on display at the One World mixes Western relief printing,
Japanese Mokuhanga (traditional water-based printmaking), and other
techniques like collagraph. These prints emphasize denizens of the intertidal-
otters, grayling, etc. In addition, there are sculptures on display from a series
called ‘Hidden Forest of Fire’- an exploration of the beauty and fragility of
phytoplankton in a changing marine environment