‘Arriving at Joya: AiR I immediately felt the peacefulness and the quiet the landscape gives. Even though I had in mind to work on alternative processes in photography, the landscape really gave me a project that I wasn’t expecting to focus on. Everyday I went out walked just anywhere without a destination in mind and by doing that I realised the importance of just being there and doing what comes instinctively. The incredible quietness, history and process of the place gave a meaningful reflection and inspiration to my work giving me space to reset my thoughts on my art practice and where I want it to lead me. This also was heavily influenced by the conversations with the inspirational artists that I met throughout my two weeks at Joya AiR. I am grateful to them and Joya: AiR for helping me realise what I am doing at the moment and where I would like to go. Coming out of it I miss the quiet in a noisy London and every day I try to remember the feelings I felt while I was at Joya: AiR’.

Leanne Wiggers

Leanne is a Dutch Photographic and Installation artist based in London.She has a BA in Photographic Arts from University of Westminster and in 2018 she graduated from MA Contemporary Photography at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London. Her work has exhibited at the Saatchi Gallery as part of the London Grads Now, the 'Final not Over: Sesssion 3' at the Unit 1 Gallery London, 'What is the Ground' at Slash Art Gallery, 'A Thousand Normals' at Tension Fine Art Gallery and 'K Book Show' at International Photography Symposium in Nida. Her work has been published on F-Stop Online Magazine ands has been shortlisted for the 'Emerging Talent Award' at the CRS Art Awards and 'This Earth/0 Maison Award'.

Joya: AiR / Leanne Wiggers / NED