Divining Rod was created during a period of research into folk practices and scientific traditions in the west of Ireland. The piece explores a recurring belief found in many of these customs: that the human body and the land are intrinsically connected.

Traditionally, a divining rod is a Y-shaped twig used to locate underground water sources. In Ireland, the practice of water divining dates back to pre-Christian Druidic rituals. Though once revered, it was later reclassified as a form of divination and subsequently banned by the Catholic Church. Displayed at the Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy of Art.