Rachel Lancaster BALTIC EditionArms Reach II, 2025 North East artist Rachel Lancaster uses painting as a means to slow down the act of looking, focusing the gaze on often overlooked scenes. She depicts detailed fragments of imagery disconnected from greater narratives, rendering these fragments both descriptive and abstract, suspenseful, and open ended; within this, her strategic use of ambiguity creates resonant pauses, allowing emotional undercurrents to come forth and find