Emily Allchurch is a British artist born 1974 in Jersey Channel Islands who is known for using digital photography and lightbox art to create new works based on masterpieces of world art.

Her images above relate to ‘My rock’ as they are similar to jerseys landscape, which makes my images more meaningful and in depth. ‘My rock’ links in with her images because for my images i will follow her editing for some of my outcomes.

Styles of work

She uses photography and digital collage to reconstruct Old Master paintings and prints to create contemporary narratives. She starts off point with an intensive encounter with a city or place, absorbing impression. Hundreds of photographs are selected and meticulously spliced together to create a seamless new ‘fictional’ space. Each piece of her artwork re-presents this journey, fitted into a single scene. The resulting photographic collages include history and culture, and deal with the passage of time and the changes to a landscape.

Analysis

This image is a representation of a 2D photograph but her use of editing the light, shadowing and contrast has perceived it to be 3D, it has been edited to bring more attention to the eyes. She has added texture in her final image for a more professional look adding to the scale of colours and contrast and tone.

She has sharpened up the image for a more stern representation to viewers, and made the main focus of the photo clearer then in the background slightly unfocusing it so it puts more attention onto the larger building at front.

A Geopark tells the whole story of an area, right from the very beginning.

We spoke to Jersey Geologist Ralph Nicholls and Museum curator Millie Butel at the Jersey Museum.

The Aspiring Jersey Island Geopark Visitor Centre tells the story of Jersey’s geological heritage, with the aim of encouraging Islanders and visitors to explore Jersey and see first-hand how geology has shaped the Island we know today.

Millie Butel, Jersey Heritage’s Landscape Engagement & Geopark Development Curator, explained that Geoparks celebrate the links between people and the Earth. The Visitor Centre will show people why Jersey’s outstanding landscapes and seascapes could make the Island a candidate for future designation. 

She said: ‘Jersey is more than just the rock it is made of – our Island is an incredible combination of natural, built and intangible heritage. A Geopark can tell the whole story and, if Jersey is successful in achieving a designation, it will be a statement of commitment to protect the Island we all love and to promote the landscapes, seascapes and heritage that are important to Islanders. 

MINERALS OF JERSEY

Minerals are made from elements like silicon, oxygen, aluminium, iron and other metals. They are the fundamental building blocks of all rocks. As magma (molten rock) cools, minerals such as quartz and feldspar form crystals. The longer the cooling process takes, the larger the crystals. Minerals can also be carried through rocks by water, forming crystals as the water evaporates.

JERSEY SHALE FORMATION

The shales are the oldest rocks in the Island. You can see them in the west, across the centre and in the south of Jersey. They were formed by mud, silt and sand brought together on the sea floor about 600 million years ago. These sediments were transformed into rock by being pushed together, hardened and folded.

JERSEY VOLCANICS

Volcanic lavas and ashes can be seen along the north and northeast coasts of the Island. These andesites and rhyolites formed as a result of volcanic eruptions occurring 580 million years ago.

JERSEY GRANITES

Jersey is famous for its granites, which have been favoured as a building material for thousands of years. These major intrusive or ‘plutonic’ rocks were formed between 580 and 480 million years ago by molten rock cooling and solidifying between the Earth’s surface. They are only visible once the overlying rocks have been eroded away. The dark rocks known as gabbros are the oldest, and are rich in iron and magnesium. The true granites, visible along the northwest and southwest coasts, are lighter in colour, and consist of three main minerals: quartz, feldspar and mica. On the southeast coast, where granites have broken through the Earth’s surface into older gabbros, a mixed rock called diorite has formed.

ROZEL CONGLOMERATE

Formation Conglomerate can be seen along the northeast of the Island and is made up of beds of pebbles which have been cemented together. They were formed around 400 million years ago and are the youngest hard rock formation in Jersey. Conglomerate is also known as ‘pudding stone’ because the rock formation is made up of lots of pebbles, probably from eroded and worn mountains. Streams with fast flowing water carried the pebbles and sand down valleys and left them behind before they cemented together.

Geoparks are outstanding places around the world that celebrate the links between people and the Earth. A Geopark tells the whole story of an area, right from the very beginning. Jersey, which has been shaped by tide and time, has this designation because of the Island’s exceptional geology, unique heritage, amazing landscapes and special seascapes. The UNESCO Global Geoparks celebrate the links between people and the Earth. Jersey hopes to be recognised as a unique place by being awarded Geopark status.

Every Geopark is unique, there are 169 UNESCO Global Geoparks in 44 countries around the world. A UNESCO Global Geopark comprises a number of geological heritage sites of special scientific importance, rarity or beauty. These features are representative of a region’s geological history and the events and processes that formed it. It must also include important natural, historic, cultural tangible and intangible heritage sites.

The Island of Jersey has a geology that is significantly different to that of the United Kingdom and even from that of the other Channel Islands. Many of the island’s geological sites are of regional and international significance and some have attracted global attention. 

In recognition of this, the States of Jersey has designated 22 of the island’s most important outcrops as Sites of Special Interest (SSIs) so that they may be protected from development and preserved for future public enjoyment and research purposes.