Emily Carrell

Emily Carrell's work resists the anthropocentric belief that places humans at the centre of existence, offering a reminder of our inherent interconnectedness and that by destroying Earth we are ultimately destroying ourselves. Her work functions as a space for reconnection, inviting viewers to slow down, reflect, and reconsider their relationship to the natural world. Ecofeminist theory informs her practice, particularly in the belief that the exploitation of the environment and the oppression of women stem from the same patriarchal systems. Carrell gives up some agency to nature in her processes, working with homemade plant-based film developer and bioplastics on glass. These slow, low-impact processes embrace chance, failure, and material degradation as collaborators rather than flaws.