Pattern study is a series of photographs taken from the eroding and decaying surface area of a large root of a tree.

Found in the woods in a nature reserve, cut down, unearthed, lay bare to the elements and engulfed in the process of deterioration.

The considerable period it had spend decomposing left behind the visible marks and traces of time on its now frail fabric and substance.

Tree bark eroded and peeled away, revealing the wood in some places yet leaving in others behind its textures and fibres.

Exposed wood, subjected to sun, moisture and the tireless work of insects, now bleached and porous.

Networks of cracks ripped through its surface, eating into the brittle wood, leaving flakes chipping and peeling.

Fungal growth established, in and around the physical deterioration, ornamental patterns of delicate shapes and subtle colour.

This entirely unintentional momentary visualisation of the natural process of disintegration produced a fragile object of astounding aesthetic.

An aesthetic not premeditated, but rather formed from within the system of organic renewal.

An aesthetic of impermanence; being in existence only as an incidental by-product of biological regeneration.

An aesthetic rejoicing in the recognition of extraordinary marks left behind on the perishing surface of a root as an ephemeral work of art.

Giclée Print on Hahnemühle Photo Ragpaper, ø 28.5 cm