Janet Melrose

Janet is interested in the degrading of materials over time. She works with materials from reclamation yards and recycling centres. Janet is working on a body of work 'Dust is an Archive,' which looks at the effect of dust on both a domestic and global level. She has been diving into her own family archive looking at textiles, rugs and ornaments which hold memories for her and act as a catalyst for her Drawings, Paintings and Site Specific work.

Dust is an archive
What story is to be told through dust?
A personal one.
particles of dust caught in the sunlight of a doorway.
Transient
Ephemeral.
A shelf. Within touching distance but not to be touched.
A reminder of the past but present for all to see.
Dust is but the beginning.
Dust is political .
Dust is us.