Rohini Mundey

"Upturned and Underneath Hay Wood" is a study of soil, mud, and dirt connecting home from home. Through roots, tangled vines, and intricate networks of fractal soil structures, the drawing becomes an abstract and surreal interpretation of Hay Wood, a woodland in the Rohini’s hometown, Warwickshire.

This drawing becomes a meditation on the complexity of the woodland ground layer, creating a rich, almost overwhelming visual texture. The deliberate, repetitive motion of pen on paper becomes an exercise in patience and precision, reflecting the slow, deliberate processes of growth and change that define the environment of Hay Wood. Drawn in her a5 sketchbook, fragments of studies were constructed during journeys back home and then torn out and puzzled together on her small bedsit wall back in London. The piece grew over several months. The earth that defines Hay Wood is rich and fertile. Each drawing fragment becomes a study in capturing the essence of soil's intricate beauty and unearthing its labyrinth of passages defined through particles and clumps. It's where life starts, grows, learns, and is cared for. The artwork, in turn, grew deeply rooted in her hometown and, piece by piece, reimagined, growing together in London.

“Upturned and Underneath Hay Wood” Pen on 36 sheets of paper taped together 09/24