Plants predominate through Fiona Swapp’s art practice.
During her recent MA in Fine Art, Fiona examined in detail specific plants cultivated or collected by various communities in the North East of Scotland, utilised for medical and other purposes during the First World War. Her visual explorations through photography and microscopy uncovered fractals within Sphagnum moss, which she interpreted through sketching, poetry and printing, further enriched by deep mapping of locations and the use of oral history discussions with those connected with moss gathering, processing and utilisation in the past.
Most recently Fiona has returned to painting more substantial works on jute, hessian, linen and muslin, some of which are made up of multiple smaller facets to create the final artwork. A constant theme throughout her MA and firmly established within her ethnobotanical art practice.

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