“Time After Time is, in essence, about the passing of time and the repetitive nature of working by hand. A reflection on labour, the quiet action of stitch and the infinite possibilities of the repeat.”

Abigail Booth’s practice combines repertoires and methods rarely found together. Borrowing from a range of traditions—minimalist painting, quilting, natural dyeing and pigmentation—her works achieve an elusive, enigmatic effect. She adores familiar domestic objects, even as she transforms them utterly. Complex, time-intensive processes underpin works that project an outward simplicity.

Booth’s art is rooted in a relationship to place that is at once highly tactile and highly imaginative. Whether it be domestic interiors, flea markets, fabric factories, her garden, or the wider landscapes surrounding her studio in Somerset, and beyond, all are sites from which she not only sources materials, pigments, and dyes, but from which she finds inspiration for her ongoing inquiry into the identity, memory, and dreams, as she believes they originate in nature.