About

People watching as art. 

Urban and social landscapes, contemporary art and sketches.

(Untitled) 2012. Triptych of inkjet prints.

The focus of my artwork is mainly on urban and social landscapes.Through my practice, I explore the unstable nature of communities and physical structures. My work investigates its ephemeral architecture, noting its transient nature. By observing the fragile beauty of our society, I hope to aid the viewer to take a closer look at the impermanence of unquestioned dependencies in our lives, acknowledging how we are subject to the forces of entropy. My subject matter includes the impact of socio-political changes, climate change, town-planning choices, transport and social group dynamics. The majority of my early output has taken the form of photographic, video or installation-based work.

Partly as a result of a recent community engagement role for a small charity, I'm working on developing a more socially engaged practice. My initial steps towards this have been to look at how local communities interact with their urban environment, firstly through on-location urban sketches. During the pandemic, I've also become more interested in how diversity and inclusion issues impact the way people engage with each other. 

To share my viewpoint as an urban explorer, I have been posting on Instagram and returned to drawing and painting via urban sketching. Some of that work has fed into comics and zine formats to create a narrative around my first-hand observations.

In this blog I also share my observations on the world of the emerging artist, looking at the social and commercial landscape and issues around community engagement. On a more personal note, I consider what it means to be part of the queer community, a carer and a ‘third-culture kid’.

Contact Me

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