Leora Armstrong
2018-Present
Armstrong currently focuses her interdisciplinary practice on an interaction between place and self. She articulates her work around the sensorial actions taken whilst exploring a place, marking time. Through drawing, painting and object making, Armstrong foregrounds concerns with ecological and climatic implications.
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Silver Line Series 2018
Silver Leaf on Slates- drawings made from mapping walks and gathering found objects.
Silver Leaf on Slates- drawings made from mapping walks and gathering found objects.
Silver Line I 2018
Silver Leaf on Slate 12" x 6"
Silver Leaf on Slate 12" x 6"
Silver Line II 2018
Silver Leaf on Slate 12" x 6"
Silver Leaf on Slate 12" x 6"
Silver Line IV 2018 Silver Leaf on Slate 12" x 6"
Silver Line VIII 2018 Silver Leaf on Slate 12"x 6"
Slighe II 2018 Aquatint and drypoint on Hahnemuhle paper Edition of 15 17” H x 13” W
Burnet Editions
Burnet Editions
Slighe I 2018 Aquatint and drypoint on Hahnemuhle paper Edition of 15 17” H x 13” W
Burnet Editions
Burnet Editions
Place 2018 - Burnt Japanese paper, monofilament wire 30H x 24W x 60 D inches
Site specific installation
Site specific installation
1800 … Breaths A durational burn drawing for the length of the show - on Japanese paper, wooden dowel, monofilament wire 20” – 30’
Listening II 2019 3.5 hours burn lines on Arches Paper 12 x 12 inches
We use semantic systems to order aural and visual responses, but for me drawing/mark-making is a form of language, translating sensory experience.
We use semantic systems to order aural and visual responses, but for me drawing/mark-making is a form of language, translating sensory experience.
EXHALE 2019 Burn Lines on Arches Paper 10" x 12"
We use semantic systems to order aural and visual responses, but for me drawing/mark-making is a form of language, translating sensory experience.
We use semantic systems to order aural and visual responses, but for me drawing/mark-making is a form of language, translating sensory experience.
Just Breathe April 2020 Burn Marks on ARches Paper 11 x 15 inches
An ongoing drawing series made in collaboration with breath.
An ongoing drawing series made in collaboration with breath.
Breathe I 2020 Burn Marks on ARches Paper 11" x 11"
An ongoing drawing series made in collaboration with breathing, making marks on inhale and exhale.
An ongoing drawing series made in collaboration with breathing, making marks on inhale and exhale.
Fragments - Presence and Absence 2019
Book - Cyanotype on fabric, thread. 12" x 10"
Part of Breath of Place installation show
Book - Cyanotype on fabric, thread. 12" x 10"
Part of Breath of Place installation show
Breath of Place installation 2019
Cyanotype on Silk, wooden dowel, filament 104" x 42 x 15 panels
The memory of walking on a glacier that is no longer, addressing the loss of place. An interactive installation working with the movement of the audience.
Cyanotype on Silk, wooden dowel, filament 104" x 42 x 15 panels
The memory of walking on a glacier that is no longer, addressing the loss of place. An interactive installation working with the movement of the audience.
Breath of Place I 2019 cyanotype on silk 44.5" x 33" framed Breath of Breath of Place show 2019
Touch 2019 Cyanotype on fabric 15 x 10 ft
Trace 2019 - Slate, silver leaf monofilament 30 x 60 inches
Commissioned Work
Commissioned Work
Trace 2019 - Slate, silver leaf monofilament 30 x 60 inches (detail)
Trace I 2020
Slate, silver leaf, monofilament 16" x 16"
Slate, silver leaf, monofilament 16" x 16"
Where We Walk 2020 - A book made whilst standing on the fragile surfaces, a collaborative work. Cyanotype, Cotton and jute.
12 x 7 x 2 inches
12 x 7 x 2 inches
Breathe II 2021 Burn Marks on ARches Paper 22" x 22"
An ongoing drawing series made in collaboration with breath.
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2021
An ongoing drawing series made in collaboration with breath.
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2021
Breath V 2022 Burn Drawing and silver leaf on paper 17.5" x 17.5"
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2022
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2022
Broken Line 2022
Graphite, silver leaf on wood 12" x 10'
Graphite, silver leaf on wood 12" x 10'
Broken Line 2022
Graphite, silver leaf on wood 12" x 12"detail
Graphite, silver leaf on wood 12" x 12"detail
Littoral Drift I 2020
oil and pigment on wood 16"x 16"
oil and pigment on wood 16"x 16"
Littoral Drift II 2021
oil and pigment on wood 16"x 16"
oil and pigment on wood 16"x 16"
Littoral Drift III 2021
oil and pigment on wood 16"x 16"
oil and pigment on wood 16"x 16"
Littoral Drift IV 2021
oil and pigment on wood 16"x 16"
oil and pigment on wood 16"x 16"
Breath of Place VII 2022
Cyanotype on silk 42" x 36"
Cyanotype on silk 42" x 36"
Breath of Place XVII 2022
Cyanotype on silk 42" x 36"
Cyanotype on silk 42" x 36"
Breath of Place XIX 2022
Cyanotype on silk 42" x 36"
Cyanotype on silk 42" x 36"
Breath of Place 2022 cyanotype on silk 9' x 4'x 20 panels installation in Studio before Exhibition at Five Points Gallery "Nature Triumphs"
Breath of Place 2022 cyanotype on silk 9' x 4'x 20 panels installation
Breath of Place 2022 cyanotype on silk 9' x 4'x 20 panels installation