It was an honour to be commissioned to make an installation on Roman Road for Fable Fiction’s art walk. They pledged to make the event zero waste and this fit well with my new mission to only use found and donated materials.

Waste plastics and card were cut to mimic vines that creeped over and into an unused shop space. The light left shadows which spilled into the empty space and sparked discussion with visitors on what the shop had been and why it was being taken back by nature.

Cloud Vines, by Camilla Brendon, 2019.

The door looks small, ping open and into a new world you slip.

It’s humid in here and the buzzing lights of the city fade away.

Instead, dripping of condensation and the tweeting of some light and exotic bird is heard in the background.

Through the threshold and there it is the tall glass structure with metal framework, painted green. The space is vast and awe capturing.

Vines lean down and as you breath in the hot air fills your lungs and you are transported to the Amazon or some other world far, far away from here. There you spot your neighbour but he looks younger, all the worries of the city have left his face. Children and pets are playing in the undergrowth while families rejoice with members current and past.