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Being Dubbed an Artist
When a guest speaker came to my uni and asked a room full of documentary photographers ‘who considers themselves an artist?’ only one person raised their hand. I never considered my photography art and to be honest I didn’t like the idea that someone else would. When I began my first year I viewed art […]
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Representing Alzheimer’s
It’s been a while since I last posted but during my break from university I’ve been pondering new ways to represent Alzheimer’s. When I was at uni and constantly working on my project it was like I had a continuous conversation with my father about his Dementia but now the train of thought is lost. I […]
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New Project Posted!
I’ve just uploaded one of my first projects! Silent Communication is a series I did for my universities ‘Communities’ module in which I visited a local Bridge club produced a body of work on their body language and social cues. View the work here!
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In One Ear (Out The Other) – Contextual Statement
‘In One Ear (Out The Other)’ is a series that explores Alzheimer’s, both what it is like to live with it first-hand and live with it in another member of the family. This book contains dramatized photographs of ‘scenes’ from my father’s everyday life since being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and conceptual photographs that relate how […]
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Flying Too Close To The Sun
I recently received my copy of James Cahill’s Flying Too Close To The Sun, a book looking at mythology and the ways in which their stories have emerged in art, both old and new. It looks like an incredible read and as I progress I will be posting more about this book and my thoughts […]