Life Pressings : Therapeutic Visual Language

Visual biographies that tell stories beyond words

Life Pressings are a physical, visual map of a powerful moment shared.

Created using ink illustrated through syringes on cotton paper.
The paper is folded at the centre of the artwork and one line at a time is drawn onto the right hand side of the fold.
The paper is folded together and ‘pressed’, creating a symmetrical image.
Over time, as each line is applied and pressed, an intricate, technicolour image emerges from the page.

Each line, form and colour of a Life Pressing represents an emotion, story and memory shared during a Pressography storytelling session.

They evoke feelings of reflection, beauty, physicality, flight, tension and release. They offer a moment to stand still.

Referencing the well known ink blot tests pioneered by psychologist Hermann Rorschach, the Life Pressing artworks are a sophisticated contemporary exploration, deeply embedded with personal storytelling. These works are created as visual experiences that stimulate multiple brain functions simultaneously.

My role on this project encompassed:

• Conceptual Development
• Creative Direction
• Health & Therapeutic Design
• Visual Artist