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title. deeply psychedelic
date. 2021
description. I created these two images for the first edition of the new Seaborne Magazine, which merges poetry, fiction, non-fiction and artwork to explore our relationship to the sea and its impact on our past, present and future, as well as on our imagination.
Full details about the magazine can be found here.
title. oxygenate (wip)
date. 2021
description. All life on earth comes from rocks that, over eons, have ground into billions of particles. Life is literally in the soil; it’s where we come from and to where we are recycled. Yet, we grow detached from this life-giving reality; this microscopic world is paved over, covered and silenced. Oxygenate brings the viewer into close relation with the forest floor, where microorganisms make use of oxygen. It aims to stimulate reflection on our place within this vast ecological web, and greater appreciation for the beings we rely on to survive. Collaboration with Andy Ash; part of DARP Film Festival 2022.
title. miniature worlds (inside out)
date. 2021
description. COVID-19 demonstrated the need to slow down and reassess our relationship with the world around us. Miniature Worlds focused on tiny natural entities, to celebrate their otherworldiness and intricacies, and to encourage viewers to appreciate ecosystems' complexities. Presented as a newspaper as part of the Camberwell Arts Festival, Miniature Worlds invited residents to transform windows into interactive galleries. QR codes directed participants to a webpage playing birdsong - proven to promote well-being. Scanning this, participants filled the space around them with sounds of wildlife, as a reminder of the natural world's importance and its usual absence. Download here, birdsong here.
title. flow, interrupted
date. 2021
description. Working alongside artists Yas Crawford and Amy Bonsor, as well as scientist Sophie Evison, a combination of photography, animated textile art, and sound was used to convey the healthy flow of honey bee hive formation and pollen collection, followed by the breakdown of hive functioning due to the presence of pesticide use and manmade disease. This work formed part of Creative Reactions, the science-meets-arts branch of Pint of Science 2021, which encouraged collaboration between artists and scientists to showcase research creatively. It was selected to be re-exhibited in Brazil.
title. stronger than glass
date. 2021
description. Amy’s father died suddenly when she was 18. Stronger than Glass was filmed on his birthday in 2020 at Tilbury, the site of a historic landfill where Victorian glassware is revealed at low tide. Bringing these realities together, Stronger than Glass becomes a meditation on fragility and endurance, on rebuilding following tragedy, and on reverence for the past without allowing it to define you. This intimate film is an acknowledgement of grief, an affirmation of love, and an act of determination. Stronger than Glass was part of Glass, Meet the Future Film Festival 2021, where it was the Daily Highlight on Day 1.
title. miniature worlds
date. 2021
description. While in residence at DARP (01/21 - 05/21), I developed a series celebrating the intricacies of even the most overlooked elements of the natural world and rendering them otherworldly. COVID-19 has demonstrated that we need to alter our course away from fast-paced capitalist consumption to a much more ecologically minded path. Miniature Worlds supports this ambition through instilling excitement in nature.
title. art, law, power
date. 2019
description. I was commissioned to create a book cover for a Counterpress publication that spoke to the themes of the issue. Publication information here.
title. samba sisters collective
date. 2018
description. I was commissioned to create a logo for this all-female samba band that conveyed their feminist and political underpinnings.
title. peace in the city
date. 2018
description. I participated in an exhibition at no format gallery dedicated to celebrating experiences of the natural world in urban locations.
title. thresemmé
date. 2017
description. This satirical campaign was developed to raise money for Refugee Community Kitchen and Momentum. 'Thresemmé' products were created and sold as Christmas gifts, with all profits going to the chosen organisations.
title. life and death
date. 2017
description. This painting, depicting a 'die in' outside an arms fair, was created for Art the Arms Fair 2017 and featured heavily in promotional materials and media coverage.
title. free nabeel
date. 2017
description. This design was created as part of the 'free nabeel' campaign, pressuring for the release of Nabeel Rajab, a world-renowned human rights campaigner.
title. galapagos tortoise
date. 2017
description. This design was created for the Galapagos Conservation Trust.
title. 12 mirths of mischief (outré collaboration)
date. 2015
description. outré were commissioned to create a series of original pieces for a Christmas exhibition. The 12 Mirths of Mischief is a playful take on the original Christmas rhyme, and the series has been exhibited multiple times.
title. camberwell feast (outré collaboration)
date. 2015
description. outré was invited to take part in the Camberwell Arts Festival, which was themed around ideas of 'feast'. Taking as its startpoint two iconic Camberwell buildings, these tasty illustrations found their way onto lampposts across the area during the Festival period.
title. horse guards charade (outré collaboration)
date. 2015
description. This 'tongue in cheek' series has been displayed as part of numerous exhibitions, and has even been transformed into satirical commemorative mugs!
title. the cycle of life (outré collaboration)
date. 2014
description. Celebrating our love for the natural world and sustainable transport, outré created The Cycle of Life series, which has been exhibited in cycle cafes across London.
