Erika Cann is an artist whose home lies between the granite tors of Dartmoor National Park and the dynamic cliffs of the Jurassic Coast in Devon. She is a recent BFA graduate from the Ruskin School of Art, University of Oxford.

Erika’s work investigates place through accounts and narrative, both historical and contemporary, within the guides and maps of an area. The work takes the form of photography, film, and printmaking, which is often imbued with language. She hopes to engage local communities with the landscape in a position of care and enjoyment through exploration, which is ecologically considered yet adventurous.

In her final year of her degree, Erika was involved in the making and design of two publications as an alternative to a degree show. The mechanics and abilities of books has become a method of thinking in and through her practice. For her, the endless opportunities for experimentation and play within publication provides a place for people to meet, think and discuss new ideas and solutions to important issues.