CHARLOTTE MOORE — DAPHNE'S THRESHOLD
CHARLOTTE MOORE - ARTIST FILM - CLIENT | BRITISH CERAMICS BIENNIAL - JUNE 25
[SYNOPSIS]
Charlotte Moore's practice is informed by growing up in the Tamar Valley in Cornwall, a post-industrial landscape shaped by mining and agriculture. Her work examines how human activity drives botanical shifts, focusing on how non-native and local plant communities compete to reclaim landscapes and architecture.
For Award 2025, she created a large ceramic gateway addressing the devastating impact of future wildfires in the Tamar Valley. Digital models, directly developed from wildflower data, were brought to life through casting and hand-sculpting. In 2023, Cornwall experienced 614 wildfires in a single summer.
[TRANSCRIPT]
"To me it was always this wonderful natural environment. But now, looking back on it with adult eyes, I realise it is actually a post-industrial landscape that has been reclaimed by this really greedy nature.
In 2023, just during the summer, Cornwall experienced 614 wildfires. My piece is like a gateway. You can walk through it, and the other side displays the future.
If you know what you're looking for, you'll see it."
[CAST + CREW]
Created by Lucy Steel and Cameron Doig
Artist: Charlotte Moore
Client: British Ceramics Biennial
Project Type: Artist Film
Location: Tamar Valley, Cornwall
Year: 2025