Rebecca Locke

This triptych, titled Obscurity, consists of two linocut blocks and 5 drypoint plates. The work shows drypoint printed bones superimposed with chine-collé onto a linocut print of a wave pattern. It explores the human's place in the natural world and showcases how death is an essential function of the ecosystem. The presence of human bones such as a femur and a rib represent what happens to the human body after death. Their placement over the wave pattern demonstrates that the river keeps flowing, showing how all life goes on despite inevitable mortality.

Rebecca Locke is an artist from Hamilton, Ontario, who works primarily in printmaking. She is currently in her final year of the Art and Art History degree at the University of Toronto Mississauga and Sheridan College. Her subject matter often deals with life and death in the natural world and is often inspired by significant events in Rebecca’s life. In 2021, she received the Open Studio award for Excellence in Print Media 3.