Kitty Bentley

Climate change influences factors that destroy and manipulate our coastlines. My practice seeks to explore these challenges and provoke a sense of urgency and contemplation about the impact of coastal erosion on our environment.

Combining shot blast particles with a binding agent, I have created sculptural installations and two-dimensional works. Through experimentation with this material, I was able to deepen my understanding of the vulnerability of coastal environments undergoing destruction. Influenced by coastal erosion, my research focused primarily on using shot blast landscapes as a means to imitate and highlight the impacts we are facing.

Process-driven, my approach involves building up multiple layers of matter. By repeatedly adding and subtracting in a process aligned with nature’s cycles of erosion, I capture the cycle of degradation over time. Exploring the distinct way in which erosion shapes our landscapes, I use deconstructive processes to highlight our situation and convey the consequences of human intervention on our coastlines. The extent of coastal erosion, exacerbated by rising sea levels, only heightens our urgency to reflect on our relationship with the natural world, a reflection that is imperative for its preservation for future generations.