Harena (Sand).
Josie Purcell
The Harena Project is about sand and the crisis of:
Harena is the Latin word for sand. It also symbolises an arena/place of contest.
As the developing environmental/humanitarian issues surrounding our use of sand could be described as a battle, for those trying to survive and make a living, for the wildlife and habitats caught up in the process, for those trying to determine a solution, it is apt that Harena signifies the material (sand) and implies conflict.
One of my earliest influences was geologist Michael Welland. His passion for this natural resource was infectious. He described it as the “unsung hero” of our lives and the lives of other creatures – “without it life as we know it would not exist”.
JOSIE PURCELL
Josie Purcell is based in Cornwall. Her photographic practice predominantly looks at the human impact on the natural world through the use of alternative and camera-less photographic processes. She set up her participatory photography project, ShutterPod, in 2014, and gained a distinction in her MA in Photography in 2019. Josie has exhibited internationally with organisations such as Shutter Hub and with Rome Art Week.