| STATEMENT |
'trans' is a series of photographs made in response to
a project located in the grounds of Wollaton Park in Nottingham,
England. Having made work relating to insects for a number
of years I was interested in Wollaton Park as it houses a
well-known Natural History museum and, more particularly,
a renowned insect collection. A herd of deer also roam the
park, and these photographs were taken in the grain store
found in the park grounds. My intention in making these was
to highlight the 'brokenness' of dead insects trapped in large,
dense cobwebs, in contrast to the pristine and immaculate
presentation of the insects within Wollaton Hall's collection.
Attempting to locate these works in the context of a 'vanitas'
tradition of still life, these crushed and broken specimens
betray a history of how the insects lived and died, of lost
lives found within their natural habitat. |
| SELECTED
EXHIBITIONS
|
| 2003 |
'Air and Light',
Salthouse, Norfolk
Fine art staff and student group show, The Playhouse Theatre,
Norwich
'trans' Yard Gallery, Nottingham
|
| 2002 |
'vanitas' Queen of Hungary Yard,
Norwich
'INFEST' John Innes Centre, Norwich
|
| 2001 |
Telos Art Publishing
www.telos.net
|
| 2000 |
'Amaze' Norwich Gallery, Norwich
Royal West of England Academy Print Exhibition, Bristol
|
| 1999 |
'MADE' Norwich
School of Art and Design, Norwich
'Intimate Traces', Hotbath Gallery, Bath
'On Heat' Norwich School of Art and Design, Norwich |
1998 |
Intersection Arts Festival: Norwich
Film/Multimedia Festival
'Brink' John Innes Conference Centre, Norwich |
| 1997 |
School House
Gallery, Bath
|
| 1993 |
Imagination Gallery, London |
| 1992 |
Harris Gallery,
Preston
Salisbury Arts Centre, Salisbury
Lancaster University, Lancaster
University of Central Lancashire, Preston
Dukes Playhouse, Lancaster
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| OTHER SELECTED
PROJECTS/PUBLICATIONS |
| Production Designer for 'Hamlet', Maddermarket
Theatre, Norwich, including set and costume design, 2003
|
| Hollins, J. (ed.) 'Getting into Art and Design
Courses', Trotman, 2003
|
| Norwich Fringe Festival 2002: Member of Visual
Arts Committee for the 2002 Norwich Fringe Festival, involved
in curating and organising over 30 visual arts projects and
performances during September 2002
|
| 'Chairs' an exhibition review of the work
of Paul Kuzemczak, East Life Magazine, 2002
|
| AccessArt: a series of on-line photographic
workshops integrating pedagogy with examples from my current
photographic practice www.accessart.co.org
2001
|
| Arksey, H. (ed.) 'How to Get a First Class
Degree' Unit for Innovation in H.E., England, 1992
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