Testing Ground: Bethany White

The first of our eight Testing Ground residencies was carried out by artist and illustrator Bethany White. Bethany’s work involves an illustrative approach to exploring history, mythology and co-creating with nature.

Staying on a socially distanced, week-long residency at The Garage (Brierfield), Bethany worked with Cyanotype - a historic photographic process using natural sunlight to develop print-impressions of objects which she collected on walks up Pendle Hill. Keen to offer a moment of creativity to residents, Bethany produced a cyanotype activity pack which was posted to participants. The pack was all-inclusive of instructions and materials, encouraging each participant to refresh their experience of a local landscape, whether it be a back garden, park or forest, as they collected objects to create their own unique artwork.