Artist statement
My current work involves physically altering (or appearing to alter) existing architecture in public and exhibition spaces. These architectural interventions are developed specifically for their location through research and site visits; responding to the architecture, history and current happenings in the area.
Through this I create a narrative or story that I feel evokes the collective subconscious - a visual reference that seeks to provoke thoughts about the location by drawing on elements of the locale. The final work often takes a simple form or pattern of structure which is intended to resonate with the viewer through its unexpected familiarity.
The work is built on-site often from materials found or reclaimed in the vicinity and integrated into the existing architecture. Afterwards the materials are recycled or returned for reuse. This conveys a connection to its location and influences its development. The work is at the whim of the materials I can find and at the mercy of their limitations.
It is about making it work, about adapting ideas to changing situations, and creating an inspiring experience for the viewer which challenges their perception and causes them to question what they see.
Qualifications and training
- 1998 BA(hons) Fine Art: Sculpture, University of Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire
Solo exhibitions
- 2005 Censored Books, The Bookartbookshop, London
- 2002 Dislocation, Islington Arts Factory, London
- 2001 Dust Bar, London
- 1999 Singularities, Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham
Group exhibitions
- 2013 Barnraising and Bunkers, g39, Cardiff
- 2012 Conjunction12, AirSpace, Stoke-on-Trent
- 2012 Bread & Roses, Motorcade/FlashParade, Bristol
- 2012 Collectible, ZAP, London
- 2012 Stocktake, AirSpace, Stoke-on-Trent
- 2012 The Wonder of Wool, Gallery@Rheged, Penrith
- 2011 Home, Core Gallery, London
- 2010 All Systems Go, Departure Gallery, Trident Way, London
- 2010 Collusion, Arena Gallery, Liverpool
- 2010 Market Estate Project, Tall Tales, London
- 2009 Urban Hacking, Paraflows, Vienna
- 2009 Floor Plan, Phoenix, Brighton
- 2008 Conjunction08, Airspace, Stoke-On-Trent
- 2008 OSOP08, Greyfriars Bus Station, Northampton
- 2007 FRED 07, Fold Gallery, Barrow-In-Furness
- 2007 CUBE Open, CUBE, Manchester
- 2007 ESSA, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
- 2006 Transposition, Airspace, Stoke-On-Trent
- 2006 Sublime, Association Of Photographers Gallery, London
- 2002 On Location, Blue Elephant Theartre, London
- 2001 Polyphilia, The Basement, Nottingham
- 2000 Nottingham Contemporary Art Exhibition, Nottingham Castle
- 2000 Breaking God's Heart, Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham
- 2000 Boomerang 2, The Art Centre, Cheltenham
- 2000 Text and Image, Broad Street Gallery, Lyme Regis
- 2000 Transfiguration, The Roadmender, Northampton
- 1999 ww.uk@rwa, The Royal West of England Academy, Bristol
Artist talks
- 2011 Modes of Practice, New Generation Space / The Exchange, Stoke-on-Trent
- 2010 INTERROGATION, Queens Square, West Bromwich
- 2010 New Generation Space, Borough Art Gallery, Newcastle-under-Lyme
- 2009 INTERROGATION, New Art Gallery, Walsall
- 2009 Head Space, Phoenix, Brighton
Workshops
- 2013 Olympic 2012 Recycling Project, Oakwood School, St Albans
- 2012 Drawing in Space, Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent
Residencies
- 2012 Connections, Multistory, West Bromwich
- 2012 The Public Inquiry, The Public, West Bromwich
- 2011 Nest, Testbed 1, London
- 2009 Capitalyst, Catalyst Arts, Belfast
- 2008 CUBElab, CUBE, Manchester
- 2004 create/remove, furtherfield.org, London
Public commissions
- 2011 Place, Space and Identity 3, Winton Square, Stoke-on-Trent
Competitions, prizes and awards
- 2011 Project Grant Fund, Wandsworth Council, London
- 2007 Grants for the Arts, Arts Council England, Barrow-In-Furness
- 2007 1st Prize, CUBE Open, CUBE, Manchester
- 2006 net_sight 2006, mur.at, Austria
- 2001 Visual Arts Grant, London Arts, London
Publications
- 2012 WORK, Counterwork
- 2010 State Of Practice, a-n magazine. November
- 2010 Fold, Cardboard Folly, Emily Speed
- 2010 Censored Zine, Susan Mortimer
- 2010 INTERROGATION: Walsall
- 2009 URBAN HACKING, Paraflows09
Other
- 2011 Our Style is Legendary, Tristan Bates Theatre, London
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