I am inspired by the colours, patterns and textures that occur in frozen puddles. To me these normally ignored and unseen landscapes are a source of wonder, at times reminiscent of abstract paintings or faraway galaxies. Sometimes ice is fragile, transparent, and crisp, with glimpses of vegetation or reflecting surrounding colours; at other times it appears opaque, cloudy, and blurred due to thickness or multiple layers of freezing and thawing.
The series was photographed over two winters in Scotland. As I patiently waited for freezing conditions, I became increasingly aware of the milder temperatures caused by climate change. Whilst my primary intention in this series was to show the transient and enigmatic beauty of the abstract world of frozen puddles, it also became a stark reminder to me of the impact of climate change in the year that my home city, Glasgow, hosted COP26.
