As Above considers life, death, and the afterlife, through a poetic exploration of alchemical processes found in the landscape. The project was photographed in the Yukon Territory in 2019 and 2021, in the area where my Dad’s ashes were scattered. It materialized over the course of several years, eventually manifesting as a series of experimental darkroom prints and a single edition publication. The works centre the alchemical touchstones of earth-air-fire-water and they consider transmutation as a possible antidote to death.

Silver-gelatin photographic paper exposed to water, stones and sediment in Little Salmon Lake, 11x14 inches each (2021); silver-gelatin prints toned with sunlight, 8x10 inches each (2022 - 2023); single edition publication printed on matte paper, enclosed with a handmade biodegradable plastic sleeve (foraged charcoal and bioplastic base) and a letterpress insert, 5x7 inches (2025).

Made with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.