Artist Statement:
I am interested in the darkness of seemingly banal scenes, and I use domestic images from the mid to late twentieth century which evoke a feeling of nostalgia but to me also have a tension, an unnerving quality within.

By etching into, and also painting onto mild steel, I am able to control what is shown and what is implied, and the inconsistencies between the double image, the etched and the painted, become representative of the breakdown of memory; certain aspects remain, fully formed and vivid, others fade and distort or disappear entirely.

I also find the tendency of steel to rust has a lot of artistic possibilities; as well as being literally representative of the passage of time, the oxidisation itself can be used in a painterly way, to create tones ranging from grey/brown to vibrant orange. I have used this to create a colour field on which the figure is isolated but also the inverse, where the figure eventually decays (rusts) as the inconsequential periphery remains, again using the idea of the dissolution of memory.

Exhibitions:
2004
The Tindell Effect, Euroart Gallery, London

2003
SWARF, group show featuring artists who use metals, Stroud House Gallery, Stroud
Happy Families, group installation in domestic space, Westbourne Park, London
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2003 (as an invited student) Royal Academy, London
The Show: One, Royal College of Art, London“Blueprint” Study Gallery, Poole, Dorset

2002
“Drawings” Four Person Show, Hockney Gallery, Royal College of Art, London
RCA Printmaking and Sculpture Work in Progress Show
Fresh Art, Business Design Centre, Islington, London

2001
Fresh Art, Business Design Centre, Islington, London

2000
“20:20”, Group Show, Red Brick Mill, Batley, West Yorkshire