The start of an exploration into the genre of still life and why it has been such a core part of my body of work.
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Absurd
Ridiculously unreasonable, unsound, or incongruous; an absurd argument: extremely silly or ridiculous absurd humour Having no rational or orderly relationship to human life: meaningless, an absurd universe, lacking order, or value; an absurd existence Dealing with the absurd or with absurdism; absurd theatre Absurd (noun): the state or condition in which human beings exist in an irrational and meaningless universe and in which… Read More →
The Art of Installation
Exploration of the installation artists that have had an impact on me
Dear Rachel
One of the things I am constantly exploring in my work is the interplay between the digital and non-digital. In my daily life I constantly switch between the two without a thought, and mainly out of awareness. I am also interested in addressing how artists can utilise digital as a medium without having extensive technological… Read More →
Metaphors and the digital
Exploring what metaphors conceal and reveal about being digital
Undertowprojects: an Instagram takeover
Reflections on an Instagram takeover
Beyond the Boundaries – interim group show
Forthcoming online exhibition by MFA students, UCA Farnham
Beauty: outmoded or updated?
As part of my current research I have been reading ‘Beauty: Deepening an Understanding of Contemporary Art, Art Practice & Theory.’ (Nijsse, 2005) The dissertation is structured around three research questions that are relevant to my own practice: What does a contemporary understanding of beauty entail? Can beauty provide us with a way to navigate… Read More →
Together Separately: online residency
I was privileged to take part in an online residency in early December 2020, facilitated by Cel del Nord, which is based just outside of Barcelona. Unlike the residency I did earlier in the year with Proyectco’ ace this one was an intensive over one week with a smaller group, and I was keen to… Read More →
Anthropomorphising technology
In a recent discussion of my work I was asked whether I was anthropomorphising the computer, and if so why. As I explained at the time if it sounded like that it wasn’t intentional, I may have referred to the computer as ‘it’ a couple of times and that was purely sloppy language rather than… Read More →