Some writing about my practice.

Some writing about my practice, with a focus on the automatic.

In short:

My practice explores the use of text/site. The work produced is usually temporary, drawing on notions of time and place, duration and mutability. This is echoed in the use of language, as that too is affected by these factors. Nothing is fixed and my practice focuses very much on nowness.

In Long:

My practice is heavily involved in the use of language and linguistics, I rely on the notion of a shared public language which can be accessed and interpreted in an infinite amount of ways by the reader. Art allows us to elevate the everyday, making people consider these things, such as language in new ways.

I have been using automatic writing for many years and find it a great way to kick start my creative process. The words that emerge are often nonsensical – something that I find refreshing in a world that depends on us being sensible. However, everyday themes tend appear too – bring the work back to reality and making it relatable to an audience. I have exhibited automatic writing in numerous ways and am always struck by how other people find their own connections in something that has been created in my world, highlighting our connections to others and the importance of community/communication. The connection between language and time also interest me as it is fleeting and ever-changing nature.

The intention of my practice is to engage the audience and creating a dialectical relationship between the art and the audience and the art the its surrounding. I work both digitally and with installations to achieve this. I have always considered the installation and the removal of my installations as performative. However, these are usually performances without an audience.

Examples:

2020

2019

2015