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DerVal freeman  cLIMB FOR thE BESt VIEw AND SEE BEYOND thE FENcING, 2009 OIL ON BOARD
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Lives and works in Ardnacrusha, Co. Clare, Ireland  DIScARDED, 2009 OIL ON BOARD 20X15,5 IN. / 50X40 CM.

THE ARTIST ONLINE www.facebook.com/dervalfreemanartist

My work is an ongoing investigation of time and how it affects the are constantly changing the face of the landscape. For example, in
landscape which I feel deeply reflects our own existence. With a the forestry’s trees are planted and when they reach full maturity
previous series of urban landscapes works, I tried to connect the after hundreds of years, they are cut down in a matter of hours to be
replacement of old faded away buildings and demolished old buildings, replaced by new ones. I feel a strong connection between us and the
to human mortality. landscape. The past and the present are immersed deeply in both and
At present, with the rural landscape where I am from and now both have many boundaries. Nothing or nobody lasts forever. From
living again, I have continued my investigations. My reaction to both the constant renewal of generations past and present, we emerge, we
environments is somewhat similar. The deterioration of old derelict grow, we sustain, we fade and we leave our mark. The cycle continues
farmhouses sparsely spread across the surroundings and the effects of opening one life into the next, celebrating our different stages of
erosion to the landscape through time in various weather conditions, significance, good or bad.

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