Artist Statement

Isobelle Munckton is an interdisciplinary artist working across sculpture, installation, and imagery, with a particular focus on integrating projected film, sound, and discarded sculptural objects. Her practice explores the connections between humans, non-human species, and technology, while addressing the fragility of nature’s ecological state. She often moves between physical and digital methods, creating highly saturated imagery and layered soundscapes that become distorted or obscured when interacting with sculptural objects or surfaces of contrasting materiality. Natural or organic elements are combined with artificial, synthetic, or industrial ones. This process of transformation reflects the growing disconnection between humanity and the environment.

Her work frequently uses digital media to simulate natural ecosystems, drawing attention to the way technology increasingly mediates our engagement with the natural world. In doing so, Isobelle examines how this mediation has contributed to ecological imbalances. Her work focuses on the environmental disequilibrium associated with the Earth’s transition into the 'Anthropocene' Epoch, where issues like material waste, biodiversity loss, and pollution persist. Central to her practice is an effort to challenge anthropocentrism and cultivate an awareness of the interconnectedness of all life forms, advocating for a broader, more inclusive view of the world in which all species are treated with care and respect.

The work is inspired by thinkers such as Michel Serres, who critiques the parasitic relationship between humans and nature, and Timothy Ingold, who envisions the world as a "meshwork" of interwoven, ever-evolving threads. Donna Haraway’s ideas on human-nonhuman entanglement also shape the practice, prompting an exploration of the complex and symbiotic relationships that define our existence.The work is further influenced by Michel Foucault’s concept of heterotopia, which imagines spaces as microcosms within larger worlds, blending elements from different times and places that are typically seen as incompatible. These paradoxical environments challenge conventional boundaries and offer new ways of understanding the world. By distilling aspects of a larger landscape into a more compact and focused form, the work leads to a heightened sense of the fragility of nature, making it feel both immediate and tangible.