My collages are expressively cut and left raw and unrefined

I am a multidisciplinary artist examining our collective history through musical memorabilia and cultural ephemera. By creating figurative collage that is initiated using free association techniques, I first build narratives which are then woven into multimedia artworks. Evolving through objects built in three dimensional space, each artwork is embellished with animation, occasional touches of code and sometimes generative inputs.

My art exists in the physical realm, mostly through the medium of giclee prints and, more recently, 3D printing. Other artworks remain purely digital, minted to the ethereum blockchain as short-form videos, to be viewed in galleries on a digital fine art frame or projected in a planetarium. The results allow a glimpse into a myriad of different worlds where intelligence meets emotion, and where semiotics meets sensibility.

Talking inspiration from Pop art pioneer Richard Hamilton and his ground breaking work ‘Just what is it that makes today’s homes so different, so appealing?’, my work is figurative. I also reference art by Linder Sterling as well as the collage pioneers responsible for all the DIY punk fanzines from the 1970s.

Made on computer, but inhabiting the untidy end of the digital world, my work expressively champions the human psyche and our collective history. Taking great care to avoid interrupting the flow of unconscious thought, my collage pieces are cut impulsively and often left unrefined. This way of working can be easily appreciated in “Come The Revolution We Will All Be Kings For The Day”. Released in protest at the excessive coronation celebrations of King Charles III, this artwork is made from bits of UK punk memorabilia and the imagery being left in an authentic state has allowed me to focus on the visualisation of the memory of teenage punks partying in a toilet in the 80s.

By integrating fragments of music memorabilia and cultural ephemera, my art forms a tapestry of histories, echoing the piecemeal recollection of each experience. In challenging the polished aesthetics of a highly curated art world, I invite audiences of digital art to embrace the untidy beauty of life and help them to remember what it is to be human.