Dewe Mathews completed an artist 's residency at the Verbier 3-D Foundation , Bagnes , Switzerland in 2016 on the topic of the so-called Year Without a Summer , a period of severe climate deterioration . This provided the backdrop for Mary Shelley when writing '' Frankenstein '' ( 1818 ) whilst staying in the same area . Dewe Mathews ' series made there , '' In Search of Frankenstein , '' is concerned with contemporary environmental and social issues via the themes of Shelley 's novel
Year Without a Summer
Year Without a Summer
Chloe Dewe Mathews