Stratum is a thought-provoking audiovisual installation that dives deep into the relationship between landscape and the human forces that reshape it.

This piece reflects artistically on the North Nottinghamshire terrain, examining how industry has physically sculpted and altered the environment over time. It arrives at a significant historical juncture, as seismic surveys and exploratory fracking drills are encroaching upon the ancient Sherwood Forest, and as Thoresby Colliery, one of the UK’s last deep coal mines, has recently ceased operations.
The installation transforms this moment of environmental and industrial transition into a vivid, sensory experience, presenting a journey through geometric abstraction that is as haunting as it is visually stunning. By utilising a kinetic spectrum of colours interspersed with striking bursts of white light, the installation contrasts naturalistic elements with hyper-real, digital glitches. These visual effects evoke both the raw beauty and the intrusive manipulation of the land, offering a visceral commentary on the fragility of natural landscapes under human intervention.

The auditory experience is equally immersive, featuring a dynamic soundscape crafted from field recordings captured on-site in Nottinghamshire, interwoven with a powerful score by producer Jimmy Power. Together, the visual and audio elements create a symbiotic narrative, where sweeping, organic sounds collide with digitally warped echoes, underscoring the tensions between nature and industry.