SELF
I’m not usually a fan of traditions, except the ones we build for ourselves. I’ve a deep distrust of prescribed fun so it’s partly my innate contrariness but I have over the last 3 years given myself a creative challenge at the start of the new year. It’s not a resolution, ok.
Firstly, I made a self portrait from my red room series to discuss my experiences of living with Poland Syndrome, the following year I made a little flipbook machine of me dancing cos I was desperate to stop feeling self conscious sober dancing at gigs (worked a treat) and this year I started back in the darkroom on a series of 35mm black and white nude self portraits, exploring my autonomy and getting back into the meditative processes of printing.
Here’s the fruits of that surreal journey so far. And yeah, I should really dust and sweep up before I make these but it’s not likely…
Work from this series has featured in:
STOP, group show curated by Amy Oliver, The House of Smalls Gallery, Stockbridge, 22 November -20 December 25
My Body Whose Choice? curated by Hello Art. Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Leith. Nov 24
Art House 8, Portobello Art Walk, solo show curated by Solen Collet, Portobello. Sept 24
Online feature on The Mix, invited and curated by Zya Community. Jun 24
NOW LOVE, solo show curated by Solen, Agitate Edinburgh. Feb-Mar 24
“Funny how it’s easy to appreciate all the scratches, dust and imperfections on a negative or print but not so easy to love your own flesh and scars. Indoctrinated from childhood to pick at flaws in our bodies even though they’re magic.”
LOST AND FOUND
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