UK based visual artist exploring themes of sanctuary through investigation of materials, installation, sculpture, writing and place
EXPLORING MATERIALS
I'm driven by materials from plaster and clay, through to latex, ice, oil and light which allow me to create ambiguous images and artefacts in paint, mixed media, installation and sculpture.
Petri Latex
The Petri Latex series symbolises my obsession with creating reactions that capture energy in a moment by combining an artistic and scientific approach. The work is driven by an obsessiveness with detail, alchemy and the potential of material.
Abstracted 35
The Abstracted 35 series is the result of an experimental process using familiar materials like ink, pigment and chemicals to create tiny semi-transparent images which are then scanned in high resolution to see what might appear at a larger scale.
Iteration
Iteration is an enduring influence, whether natural or manmade, how systems repeat but with the influence of direction and/or time - from the continents moving to the seasons. This series seeks to observe the details that are lost and found during the process.
On Paper
This series of work focusses on the use of oil as the basis for creating work which attempts to capture energy in its many forms. This comes out of an obsession with the unseen forces around us and how they control our environment and our perceptions of the world around us
Photography
I’ve always used photography to document my activity and am increasingly using photography as a mechanism for creating moments of pause that capture a moment in time. I’m experimenting with my mirrorless Fujifilm and Rolleicord medium format camera.
Process Drawing
This iterative series signified a shift in me to being much more active in the process of creating images using a mixture of material, mark making, photography and cycles of repetition.
Pottery Forms
For me, clay is about creating a dialogue with the material, working with it to create abstract forms that have a presence beyond their size. The vessels are non functional, evocative, and made to be held
Drawing
I have an atypical relationship with drawing, I don’t use it to help bring ideas to life or just to sketch something. I’m more interested in using drawing to explore the relationship of forms, lines and colour.
Materials Archive
My journey as an artist has involved experimenting with a wide range of materials, attempting to understand them and learning new skills. The archive serves as a record of materials I’ve used
INTERACTIONS
The materials I use and my process all lead me towards creating conversations about what my work represents; and what those viewing my work see. Each interaction creates an input that deepens my understanding and therefore how I can make new work that does the same for others.
Seeking Sanctuary
The Seeking Sanctuary Series is a documentary project recording experiences in places that offer moments of calm and time for the mind to wander.
In the Landscape
My lightboxes have become a way for me to enter the landscape, bringing something rectilinear and manmade into natural spaces and interrupting the flow of movement through the trees, the fields and the undergrowth. This act, a contemplation into the realm of meaning, considers how we move through space.
Installations
The installations I create enable audiences to engage on their own terms, whether on a personal level or one that creates conversation with others. I am fascinated by the uniqueness of each person based on their own history, geography, and experiences, with this diversity giving rise to untold interactions and potential.
Lightboxes
The petri latex series dishes need light to transform them into something exciting, intriguing and evocative. To achieve this I use various light sources including natural, LED and halogen. Each source has its own affect on the dishes highlighting or obscuring different marks and changing the features of each dish.
Petri Latex Workshops
I am keen to share by enthusiasm and understanding about latex and the process I undertake with others. A huge part for me is sharing and learning from others with the dishes providing an ideal framework for people to create, experiment and play.
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