This submission presents a body of work by Laura Bernardeschi Nelson, developed through ongoing artistic research into climate change, resilience, and the relationship between environmental and human vulnerability. Working with oil pastels and mixed media, the artist incorporates natural materials such as leaves, seaweeds, sand, wood, ground coffee, and found objects collected along the beaches of Northumberland.

These materials act as physical traces of place and environmental change rather than decorative elements. Landscapes emerge as layered, tactile surfaces—coastlines, fields, wooded spaces, and symbolic shelters—where observation, memory, and material presence intersect. The works translate ecological fragility and persistence into emotional and sensory experiences.

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