Recovery

2025

Prints are for sale: 43 x 29cm signed edition of 10 – £270 or 29 x 20cm signed edition of 10 – £150 both plus postage. Contact me via email: jlb@jemimaburrill.co.uk.

This series of photographs taken by the brilliant and patient Charles Emerson is called Recovery. Maybe it is about recovery or maybe it is about finding random rubbish as a reassuring place to nestle or finding a brief home behind a mattress. Trying to settle whilst extruding my legs as an effort to remain in control, to remain apparent. A therapeutic action exploring some of those anxious feelings stemming from my own personal preoccupations, my love of inappropriate behaviour and reacting to larger rumblings worldwide.

I have always been happy centre stage. Happy performing, processing and creating stories. My legs felt like they were the only part of me still less aged and happy to appear to project optimism and humour.

The first series of 12 photos were shot last summer. I felt flush with the sense of freedom at losing my job and although dumped, sure of walking into the future head high. The second series of photographs, 9 images shot this February after a long cold winter, and world turmoil, became less celebratory. I was trying to find a form for my discomfort and a sense of belonging even in strange places.