Born in the Black Country, between two industrial towns, I worked on demolition, and production lines, built luxury yachts, cleaned offices, sold insurance to art collectors, and even had a job in a tattoo parlor. These experiences were pivotal in shaping my understanding of the intricacies of labor and human value that are fundamental to my vision and approach as an artist.
As a multi-disciplinary artist, I delve into the intricacies of cultural value by repurposing found materials into "visual compounds," a technique reminiscent of collage, montage, or simulation, which I use as a base medium. I often work in drawn, painted, or sculptural forms, combining wood, clay, leather, animal skins, or metal fabrication. I intend to mimic prominent industrial production methods to invite discourse around our rituals and invite future thinking.
Through the research of branding and semiotics, I scrutinise the power structures that foster inequality and environmental degradation. This research led me to challenge the extent to which capital-driven agendas manipulate our self-perception and social bonds. With this foundation, I cast a critical eye on dominant Western principles to understand more about our values in a globalised society, where culture has homogenised and prevailing systems prioritise statistical metrics over community.