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End of Ash depicts ash dieback, an epidemic that could see the death of up to 95% of the UK’s ash trees. This tragedy ravaging the countryside is taking place in the shadow of the global COVID-19 pandemic, so it is happening largely unnoticed. Perry’s work captures the downfall of a species facing mass extinction. The work highlights the significant ecological threat facing British tree species, which in itself is an important document. The work connects with a number of different artworks in Amgueddfa Cymru’s collection including David Nash’s Ash Dome, which is dying from the disease.

This melancholic moonlit photograph captures the dying branches of the ash trees surrounding the artist's studio in North Pembrokeshire. Ash dieback is perhaps the epidemic that has gone unnoticed during the Covid-19 pandemic. This fungal disease, thought to have been introduced by commercial trade in saplings, is a reminder of the need to protect our habitats and ecosystems.