Being is a series of intaglio etchings on two layers of Japanese paper overlapped and mounted on white Stonehenge. The surface of each layer is coated in glycerine to allow the prints to appear more translucent, almost glass-like. With the glycerine, the second layer is visible but slightly out of focus, creating some distance and push and pull between presence and absence within the work. The layers are loosely stitched to allow the prints to interact with the airflow in the gallery space, which creates some sway and emphasizes the weightlessness and the movement of the works. The title Being points to the idea that these reimagined natural materials which almost resemble a deconstructed and reconstructed forest floor are living beings – a living body. It also points to the idea that in these symbols pulled from natural spaces with associations attached to them, they become proof of our own being, as our memories are evidence of being and existing.