This project traces the rivers of Dartmoor through two forms of record: photographic and material. Each work brings together images of the rivers—often made using double exposures that show both the flow and surface of the water—and pigment rubbings made from stones collected at the same sites.

The rubbings are made by hand, using loose pigments from river stones to create circular marks on paper. The photographs depict the river visually, offering a double view—overview and detail—while the pigment rubbings are the river in a material sense: each circle contains physical fragments of place.

Together, these two methods open up a dialogue between representation and physical trace—between how the river is seen and how it is touched. The work reflects on the river as part of an interconnected system, shaped by both present movement and deep geological time.