DEDICATION:
my younger self, my inner child
No. 14
Child of the River
By Livvy Eden
ABOUT THE PIECE
Child of the River is a collection of landscape imagery, self-portraiture, and lumen prints that pose an exploration of the places I have lived and the meanings I attach to them. Creating threads between my experiences in Cornwall and my family home in Wiltshire, I draw upon narratives that question the construct of “home”. Through photographs and handmade books, I hope to encourage new connections between self and place, and uncover dualities between myself and my sister, land and sea, Cornwall and home, and freshwater and seawater. This project documents a young woman seeking a sense of belonging in her environment.
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ARTIST:
Livvy Eden is a visual artist based in Wiltshire, UK. Her books and photographs mark an intuitive reflection of the places she inhabits and her understanding of 'home'. As she works through land and water, she looks inward, considering how places have continued to shape her and her familial relationships. In recent works, Eden is navigating a recent diagnosis, retracing her ongoing health issues and considering how it has intertwined with her approaches to image-making and consideration of self. Eden threads past and present, informing a search for truth, peace and belonging.
Eden has exhibited her works across the UK, including London, Bath and Cornwall, and New York and France. She has been awarded the South West Graduate Prize 2023, Silver Status in the AOP Student Awards 2023 and shortlisted for the Booooom Photo Awards 2024.