Filmed on the raw backdrop of beach rocks and sand and utilising green screen and editing technologies, Gabrielle Leah News’ body becomes both canvas and landscape—an embodiment of the Earth, its vulnerabilities, it’s struggle and its resilience.

Golden yellow baling twine weaves across her nude form, crisscrossing her skin like lines drawn between the artificial and the organic. The twine, once used to bind and constrain in agricultural settings, now binds her body in an expression of the tension between human intervention and nature’s untamed beauty. Each twist of the twine mirrors the care and control humanity exerts over the environment, while her body, exposed and grounded, represents the elemental force of nature—strong yet fragile.

Placed on her body are objects wrapped in the same golden coloured twine: sticks and branches, once part of the landscape, now redefined by human hands. These sculptural elements creation of Artist Carolyn Cardinet, sit atop her skin as though growing from her form, merging the natural and the artificial, suggesting a unity that both honours and questions our relationship to the Earth.

As Gabrielle moves across the beach, her body and the objects she wears become part of the terrain, seamlessly merging with the rocks and sand. The work marks moments of both vulnerability and power.

 This performance captures the essence of entanglement—humanity’s constant weaving in and out of the natural world, sometimes harmoniously, often disruptively. The soft movement of her body, the rough texture of the twine, and the organic forms placed upon her create a dialogue about the balance between nurturing and overreaching, about the weight of responsibility and the hope for restoration.

Through this visual language of the body, material, and landscape, the video invites viewers to reflect on their own connection to the Earth and to reconsider the lines we draw between ourselves and nature.

 This narrative can guide the interpretation of Gabrielle’s performance, connecting the visual elements with deeper themes of environmental tension and unity inside of a more liminal, poetic space.