{"product_id":"she-stands-where-they-fell-painting","title":"She stands where they fell painting","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe Stands Where They Fell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOil on paper, 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e210 × 297 mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis painting was made as part of the series developed for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Journey to This Wild Achingly Beautiful Place\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e at Ortus.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe landscape is on the Isle of Man and is the view from my grandparents’ cottage. A place I know through family, memory and stories. The figure is ghostly and almost absent, more a presence than a person, emerging from the landscape like a memory.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe place has sometimes been associated with stories of witchcraft, although a conversation with a local historian revealed that these stories are not supported by the historical evidence. I became interested in the space between history, folklore and imagination, and in how stories become attached to places and passed down through generations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor me, the figure represents that uncertainty . A memory, a witness, or an imagined presence. The work explores how landscape can hold both personal and collective memories, and how the stories we inherit can become part of the places we call home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e20% of the proceeds will be donated to Bethlem Gallery. These artworks were developed in collaboration with the gallery for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Journey to This Wild Achingly Beautiful Place\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bethany Williams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49710860370075,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0488\/4686\/4539\/files\/IMG_5606.jpg?v=1786629429","url":"https:\/\/bethany-williams.com\/products\/she-stands-where-they-fell-painting","provider":"Bethany Williams","version":"1.0","type":"link"}