Layla Perchal Neal
Timucuan: How a Forest Healed a Heart
This work is about grief, resilience, and recovery, as seen through my connection to a unique landscape in northeast Florida. In 2017, I became a stepmother whilst losing my own child. At forty-five the chances of having my own child were over. The emotional trauma I faced led to a sense of alienation and lack of support. Through visiting the nearby Timucuan Ecological Preserve I found refuge for contemplation and self-reflection. This project represents a journey of healing and the search for my own ‘sacred’ after experiencing loss. This landscape of the preserve played a vital role in my personal transformation and serves as a reminder of the restorative bond with the sacrality of the natural world.
Karen Aneiro • Angharad Bache • Jemma Bannocks • Chiara Bellamoli • Kate Carpenter • Darren Clarke • Alan Conteh • Trish Crawford • Steven Dowie • Nick Drewery • Steve Elliott • Gweniver Exton • Dylan Garcia • Chris Hewitson • John Inns • Philippa James • Elaine Jeffrey • Adrian McPherson • Dawna Mueller • Mary Musgrove • Layla Perchal Neal • Tracey Paddison • Rachel Rimell • Jessica Roberts • Ruta Kalmane Saksens • Claire Sargent • Mandy Simpson • Chris Smith • Charlotte Squire • Tracy Tattersall • Alexander Ward • Bernd Wuersching •
University of Brighton
MA Photography
IADT Dún Laoghaire
MRes Photography
Falmouth University
MA Photography
London College of Communication
MA Photojournalism and Documentary Photography (Online)
University of Portsmouth
MA Photography
Royal College of Art
MA Photography
University of South Wales
MA Documentary Photography
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