Shortlisted for ‘Inside’ at Quad, Derby

Secured my first ever bit of substantial funding – very exciting! It’s a research and development grant from Unlimited. Working in collaboration with Clive Doherty at Festive Road I have been awarded money to develop my Breathing Room concept further – possibly for outdoor use and touring. Watch this space!

I was very tickled by John Berger’s observations on the female nude in art: “the ‘ideal’ spectator is always assumed to be male and the image of the woman is designed to flatter him”. I wanted to create an imagery that made this manifest. This is installed in a dark space using six lights with…

A new political piece, dedicated to those who’ve lost their lives as a result of benefits being revoked, or the the bedroom tax.

Was very honoured to be asked to participate in a panel talk at Sheffield Doc|Fest this year with artist Nwando Ebizie, senior producer Jo Verrent, and Neuroscientist Peter Kok. Here’s a transcript of my short talk before the panel discussion ensued, about outsiderness and social change in the context of my work.

I’m not sure how to title this yet, or whether it will be part of a series. For the timebeing I’m going with ‘Sheela’ as in ‘Sheela-na-gig’. But I might change it to ‘Prawn’ or ‘Cuntface’. Nothing seems quite right. It may be because, although I had a strong compulsion to create this, I’m not…

This is my project from my residency in Fljotstunga, Iceland. It comprises paper boats, floating in rural Iceland, including in an ice and lava cave. It’s about lots of things – human fragility in the harsh landscape, the sheer aburdity of placing paper in this extreme environment, journeys – literal and emotional, displacement, etc. It…