Constructed Spaces
Urban Procession
Urban Procession
Artist's Statement
Through the digital manipulation of photographic images I re-configure landscapes. By compiling scores of photographs to make a single image I challenge the viewer’s sense of reality and familiarity. At first glance the work appears to be the subject of photographic reportage but closer inspection reveals its true nature as semi-fictional socio-economic landscapes.
Creating such work is my way of documenting life. Those features that appear commonplace are used as metaphors for the places we occupy when navigating the everyday.
Those features that appear commonplace are used as metaphors for the places we occupy when navigating the everyday world; their themes relate to issues common to many environments in Britain.
Each piece of work threads together aspects of everyday life as reflected in the people, buildings, objects and decor found in my work.
In my choice of subject I do not seek to pass judgement, rather I wish to raise issues relating to how we spend our leisure time, where we live and how we change our environment. Such sentiments can be tainted with nostalgia. As for the other meanings I weave into my images I leave them to you to discover.
I seek, through my work, an opportunity for public comment on contemporary social issues. My work has multiple levels of meaning and I wish to engage in the exchange of ideas with practitioners, critics, academics, community groups, professional bodies as well as the general public.
Through the digital manipulation of photographic images I re-configure landscapes. By compiling scores of photographs to make a single image I challenge the viewer’s sense of reality and familiarity. At first glance the work appears to be the subject of photographic reportage but closer inspection reveals its true nature as semi-fictional socio-economic landscapes.
Creating such work is my way of documenting life. Those features that appear commonplace are used as metaphors for the places we occupy when navigating the everyday.
Those features that appear commonplace are used as metaphors for the places we occupy when navigating the everyday world; their themes relate to issues common to many environments in Britain.
Each piece of work threads together aspects of everyday life as reflected in the people, buildings, objects and decor found in my work.
In my choice of subject I do not seek to pass judgement, rather I wish to raise issues relating to how we spend our leisure time, where we live and how we change our environment. Such sentiments can be tainted with nostalgia. As for the other meanings I weave into my images I leave them to you to discover.
I seek, through my work, an opportunity for public comment on contemporary social issues. My work has multiple levels of meaning and I wish to engage in the exchange of ideas with practitioners, critics, academics, community groups, professional bodies as well as the general public.
The Grand – Photocomposite
Ring Road – Photocomposite
A Bit Like Penny Lane
A Consequence Of Wormholes
Pleasure Dome
