The importance of the natural world and our ever growing estrangement from it are the two themes underpinning this series. Modern life is a paradox, through the development of technology we are more connected than ever before in history, yet it would seem we are losing our true sense of connection to nature and to each other. 

"We depend on nature not only for our physical survival. We also need nature to show us the way home, the way out of the prison of our own minds. We got lost in doing, thinking, remembering, anticipating - lost in a maze of complexity and a world of problems."
 Elkhart Tolle – Stillness speaks

Nature shows us how to be still, allowing us to reconnect with ourselves and remember where we originally came from. Synapses is a visual interpretation of human experience when responding to the natural environment, portrayed in metaphysical terms. Patterns of light flow throughout the scenery in parallel to electrical and chemical signals produced in the body; they are a visual metaphor for the patterns created as synapses fire in the brain when experiencing the rawness of nature. The light is symbolic of the energy and charge that’s present in the natural world.

Beaches, rocks, and rivers along the rugged coastline of Cornwall set the scene for the series, each place holding personal meaning and memories; this repetition of scenery and shapes reflects a need for stability and familiarity. The abstraction of the landscape immersed in darkness is metaphorical for our alienation from mother nature, and our constant struggle to understand love, emotion, and existence itself through a metaphysical worldview. The patterns of light allude to the philosophical aspect of our psyche, and are visual responses to those concepts that defy easy explanation.


– Samye Asher


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