Exhibitions
Earthbound
A project in partnership with The Natural History Museum, featuring a collaboration of 6 Artists exploring what it means to be connected to the earth. Emma was commissioned to create two large scale Earthbound beings, adult and juvenile. The beings are inspired by photographers Kate Bellis's portraits of people linked to Derbyshire landscapes and Alex Hyde's macro work of Derbyshire nature. The beings represent a fusion of earth, nature and humanity into surreal anatomy. For more information go to: earthboundproject.co.uk
Showcased at The National Stone Centre and forthcoming exhibition at The Museum of Making in 2025
A Choral Forest
In 2020 Air Arts called out to NHS staff to share their experiences of the Covid-19 pandemic through art. The responses ranged from photography to poetry to doodles but the common theme was nature, a source of comfort and hope. Inspired by both this and the lyrics to the The Longest Winter written by Rosie & Jamie Rutherford with Fliss Biasci, A Choral Forest was born.
A series of huge intricate hand cut and drawn tree installations, reminiscent of cathedral architecture and featuring at their core, the faces of people linked to the five hospital sites of University Hospitals Derby & Burton Trust. The trees were created with sculptor Miles Halpin and were exhibited at Derby and Lichfield Cathedrals. They also featured as the backdrop to a very special performance in Lichfield Cathedral. Each of the five trees will be permanently exhbitioned at Royal Derby Hospital, Queens Hospital Burton, Florence Nightingale Community Hospital, Samuel Johnson Community Hospital and Robert Peel Community Hospital.
Harlequins Dream
A large scale permanent installation for The Tiny World of Theatre exhibition at Pickford's House Museum. The installation is interactive, encouraging the viewer to step into a 'theatre' where humans and moths blur together to form new creatures that are inspired by the natural history present in the Toy Theatre collection and the concept of the performing Harlequin.
Go with the Flo: Water, Air & Light
A series of ink and oil pastel drawings respond to the question if Octopi had been able to evolve without boundaries, what could have happened to the relationship between Humans and Octopi? We are not sure what is happening in the drawings, whether the magical creatures are comforting the humans or not. Inspired by the spirit specimens in Manchester Museums collection. An exhibition at Fleet Arts - fleet-arts.org
Anatomical Illusions
A series of experimental drawings which use mirrors to explore anatomical models. Exhibited as part of Air Arts temporary exhibition: Three were selected by the Library & Information Service to go on permanent display.
Threads - Leonardo, a Life in Drawing
2019 was the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci. Derby Museum & Art Gallery was the Museum chosen to represent the East Midlands for The Royal Collection's national 'Leonardo Da Vinci: A Life in Drawing' exhibition. E J Lance was selected to be the contemporary Artist responding to Leonardo's anatomical drawings as part of this internationally significant exhibition. She created five huge surreal anatomical 'beings' that were drawn directly on to the wall, live. The beings have evolved to use many faceted limbs to express their emotions and to communicate, the beings are alien, yet human. One of the original drawings is on permanent display in The Joseph Wright Study Center. Images of the works were displayed at the Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace.
Still Spirits
A series of ink and oil pastel drawings respond to the question if Octopi had been able to evolve without boundaries, what could have happened to the relationship between Humans and Octopi? We are not sure what is happening in the drawings, whether the magical creatures are comforting the humans or not. Inspired by the spirit specimens in Manchester Museums collection
Humble Giants
Florence Nightingale Community Hospital, Air Arts exhibition.
Pre-amble drawings to Still Spirits inspired by the Blashka models in the Woollaton Hall Natural History Museum's collection.
Forget Me Not Garden
A memorial garden at Royal Derby Hospital, these designs were created in partnership with Calke Abbey, The National Trust. In particular the entomology and Old Man of Calke Oak tree was used to create weird and wonderful trees where the branches have butterflies and moths instead of leaves. The original drawing and paper cut design of one of the designs is part of the permanent collection at Calke Abbey.
The Healing Garden
A flurry of exotic mythical birds fill the walls of this garden, informed by the bird logo of the End of Life team for University Hospitals Derby & Burton NHS Trust. The garden is a very special space where family and friends can plant bulbs for those who have passed away in the hospital.
Walking through the Woods
ICU Patient Garden, Royal Derby Hospital
The creation of large scale murals inspired by a mix childhood memories of Moseley bog, a wood in Birmingham where Tolkein walked and taxidermy, transformed the once bare courtyard garden. It is now a space where patients, family and staff can share what can be poignant time in the outdoors after spending time in the ICU unit. The original drawings for the murals are part of the permanent Art collection at UHDB Hospitals.
