My collages are expressively cut and left raw and unrefined

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

My art exists in the physical realm, mostly through the medium of fine art 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.

My work is figurative in nature, taking 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? I also reference art by Linder Sterling as well as the multitude of collage pioneers responsible for 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. Taking great care to avoid interrupting the flow of unconscious thought, my collage pieces are cut impulsively and often left unrefined. And, by referencing the source material of my collage, I am able to add a subtext to the narrative behind my work.

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. The imagery being left in a crudely cut state has allowed me to focus on the visualisation of a memory, teenage punks partying in a public toilet.

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