Visual artist Inês-Hermione Mulford Follow.Art Card

About me

If we truly saw the natural world as an extension of ourselves, would we fight harder to save it?

This question sits at the heart of my practice.

Almost everyone has been touched by sickness in their lives. Whether a friend, family member, or even ourselves, we have all felt that gut-punching-helplessness when a diagnosis is spoken out loud. Every fibre of your being wants nothing more than to fix it, to do everything you can to fight. You’d do anything if it meant saving that person.

So why, when faced with the climate crisis, does it feel like many sit idle, condemning the world as we know it to die?

Working in oil painting and graphite, I explore the often-perceived divide between humans and nature. My background in Surgery, Botany, and Social Anthropology informs this exploration—sharpening my attention to fragility and repair, and guiding my research into how different cultures understand the living world. Drawing from folklore and science, I investigate how language, stories, and aesthetics shape our sense of kinship with nature, and how this influences our capacity for care.

Through my work, I aim to illuminate the intricate, evolving relationships between humans and the more-than-human world, creating spaces for viewers to look closely, feel deeply, and reflect on their place within the living mesh we share.