River Lee
This is an ongoing project, a series of confined landscapes recorded along a stretch of the River Lee in East London, adjacent to the 2012 Olympic site. I have focused down onto the riverbank highlighting the sculptural formations that litter the area; the tidal debris caught in the branches of willow trees as well as the direct interventions, the paths and felled trees that scar the route. Shot in the same area on repeated visits the work is a poetic record of the seasonal changes and more importantly is a record of a rivers natural evolution against the odds. The future Olympic building proposals will transform this lost wilderness, for example the water flow is now no longer tidal. As such I see this series as a pertinent comment on the current environmental interplay between man and nature.
This is an edited selection from the final series
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Still Closer
Silence changes the way you perceive the world; more importantly it makes you aware of the previously overlooked. This work is informed by a long period of hearing loss and is a reflection of life viewed through the minutiae of my domestic surroundings. The work was partly created as a response to the practical effects of silence, it allows you to focus and meditate without being disturbed. More importantly the work expresses visually the emotional impact of this time in my life, encompassing re-occurring themes of melancholy, isolation and humour.
This is an edited selection from the final series.
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Mrs Hughes, a portrait
These photographs were taken posthumously in Mrs Hughes’s home where she had lived for the last 40 years. We never actually met, but to me the shoes present a poignant and moving reminder of her life. I was drawn to them above all her other possessions, after years of decay they remain fascinating, appearing almost moulded to the body through wear.
Shot against the 60s to 70s interiors they hint at better times, somewhat at odds with the neglected surroundings. Captured individually as opposed to in pairs the separation suggest a feeling of loss and highlights their sculptural quality, appearing as icons of femininity.
This is an edited selection from 32 images in the final series.
Size 40cm x 50 cm
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