“For Cromwell, landscapes are living sites inseparable from human history, instead of passive backdrops. These environments are a cradle in which she explores our interconnectedness with the land. Immersed in the elements - earth, and water, primarily – and often bathed under a drenching sun, Cromwell’s photographs investigate resource extraction, ecological transformation, and the ways in which the female form exists within and alongside the landscape. Through the portraiture of her mother, her daughter, and herself, Cromwell considers generational continuity, the aging body, and processes of familial healing that unfold through our relationship to place. In her photographs, a cave becomes a metaphor echoing the female matrix, and a mountain creek a site of constant renewal, rejuvenating the soul and soothing the body. The labor of photography parallels the labor of caregiving, memory-making, and sustaining familial bonds across generations, which are often associated with women.”

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- Coralie Claeysen-Gleyzon, Chief Curator at the Orlando Museum of Art

“For the Florida Prize in Contemporary Art, Cromwell has expanded into video, creating an immersive environment that pushes her exploration of non- linear narratives and embodied experience further. Her juxtaposition of videos mirrors the fragmented and cyclical nature of memory itself. The moving image also allows her to delve deeper into her investigation of sensory immersion. Across all media, her practice transforms everyday moments into something both monumental and arcane through the very act of documenting them, revealing the profound emotional and historical resonance embedded within our ordinary presence in the landscape. In Cromwell’s vision, bodies become ancient and are made anew, memorialized and lithic, as enduring as the living stones that surround them.“

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- Coralie Claeysen-Gleyzon, Chief Curator at the Orlando Museum of Art