Land Recomposition is a photographic installation comprising sixteen black-and-white photographs, each measuring 100cm x 100cm. The work investigates the interrelationship between deforestation and soil erosion in a recently clear-felled upland conifer forest plantation in Kilbehenny, Co. Limerick.

Arranged as a photographic quadrat—a scientific field study tool used to sample representative ground sections—the images collectively map the site’s structure and composition. Each photograph was taken 2x2 meters apart, reflecting the standard planting distance between trees in typical conifer plantations.

Through this visual land survey, the installation reimagines the fragmented landscape, offering a poetic recomposition of the site. The project was exhibited at the International Sculpture Symposium, Lough Boora Parklands, Co. Offaly, 2002.

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