MA Show (2011)

'An Archaeology of Name and Place (no's 1-3)' (2010-2011)
Mixed Media
An ongoing project exploring the location of Little and Great Wenham in the Suffolk area. Exploring a location of which I share my name to try and identify/form some sort of relationship/identity. My father (see above) accompanied me on some of the visits.

Small individual projects were developed around the area. One piece in particular, a super 8 film was created to be shown then rewound then shown again through a set time, gradually the film would fade, get damaged and ultimately disappear leaving only the trace, a memory of once was. The moment of time captured on film, left only as a memory by those who saw it. This is an ongoing project and something I am still working on. The idea of creating unique 'one offs', something that cannot be replicated intrigues me, which is why I was drawn to the use of polaroid in particular.

'1992' (2009)

1992, (2009)

C-type digital prints (Framed)

Series based on my fragmented memories of my childhood holidays and the reawakening of these memories through revisiting these locations of Seaton, Torquay and Dawlish Warren. 

I withhold the original photograph from the viewer's gaze and instead focus upon the journey of discovery, looking to the details of the Hotel and B&B rooms as a part of my performance.

'Doreen' (2009)

Doreen, (2009)

C-type digital prints (16" x 12")

Series exploring my relationship to my grandmother as she suffers from dementia. Her personal objects and spaces act as a memorial to the loss of self.

'Untitled' capturerelease#109 exhibition (2008)

capturerelease#109, (2008)

Stills from digital projection, looped DVD

Exploring my grandmother's identity as well as my own through the wearing of her clothes, this project is a precursor to the 'Doreen' series.

'One Day Underground' (2008)

One day Underground, (2008)

Scans of 35mm film

Exploring time and an unexposed films reaction to the earth by being buried for 24 hours, exposing it to the elements before going through c41 processing.

This was part of a one week project in which an idea, concept and process had to be explored within this 7 day time constraint.

'Jacobs Ladder' (2008)

Jacob's Ladder, (2008)

Bookarts

Book based on the children's toy the 'Jacob's Ladder' which animates itself through slight hand movements. This series of books depicts the same journey in a variety of different ways such as, illustrations, photographs and text.

'Another's View' (2007)

Another's View, (2007)

2 x 35mm slide projectors

Depicting the re-found location of 'The Japanese Garden' in Calderstones Park, Liverpool which was depicted in a found colour slide from a charity shop in Kent. I set about to restage the original photographs. The original slide is on the right hand side.