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A dark, atmospheric collage of a solitary figure standing in a desolate landscape. A thin, glowing circle frames the figure against a bright, hazy horizon and jagged rock formations.

Navigate your way around David Lemm's fascinating screenprints

Words
Holly Wilkins
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Date
28 March 2013

Thought-provoking to say the least, this beautiful series of screenprints have been created by Edinburgh-based David Lemm. The foundation of David’s work comes from shamanistic imagery and the physical/metaphysical relationship we have with the earth. By “creating imagery that is simultaneously recognisable, yet mysterious and unfamiliar,” it is safe to say I’m feeling unnerved about that man standing idly in the distance. Creepy!

David screenprints directly onto maps and charts, leaving the original marking so it becomes a part of the composition. Spooky landscapes are sculpted out of pieces of foam and flour to form desert and mountain ranges. Pretty cool, huh.

A collage featuring a jagged black mountain range set against a white background filled with small numbers. Orange lines radiate from a central point like a sunburst, while a wide orange beam points downwards towards a semi-circle of small orange shapes.
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David Lemm: New Land

An illustration of four thin, vertical poles topped with different geometric and celestial symbols. Below them, a curved scale marks degrees of a circle, with a central line labelled “TRUE MERIDIAN”.
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David Lemm: Direction Poles

A black and white illustration of a textured, organic shape enclosed within a circular scale of numbers. A network of intersecting white lines creates a geometric web across the central form.
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David Lemm: One

A grainy, monochromatic landscape featuring dark, jagged rock formations under a pale sky. Thin white lines and small orange dots are layered over the scene, forming a geometric pattern.
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David Lemm: Stellar Appropriation

A black and white illustration of a stylised, elongated figure centered within a large black triangle. The figure is white with simple circular eyes and a series of chevron-like marks running down its torso.
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David Lemm: ALLY

A technical illustration featuring a grid of abstract black symbols and diagrams on a white background. The bottom half shows a geometric radial chart and a black triangle containing a stylised, symmetrical figure.
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David Lemm: Power Tools

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www.davidlemm.co.uk

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Holly Wilkins

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