ABOUT

The daughter of partially sighted and blind parents, in particular, a father who trained as a photographer at a school for blind children, I am fascinated by Humanity’s biological, philosophical and spiritual relationship with light, in particular, the role played by light as an agent of memory via the medium of photography. My work is practice led, experimental and site specific. The themes I explore emerge from immersion in residency locations; long-term historical research projects and working with photographic archives. Particularly drawn to examinations of loss, mourning and melancholy, I describe myself as a scavenger, a detective who sometimes forges documents and evidences. Recognised as an early innovator of the Smartphone photography movement, for which I was named as a contemporary experimental photography reference in the 2019 A-level Art & Design paper for Pearson Edexel, I also work with vintage, plastic or homemade analogue cameras, together with free lensing techniques and camera-less photography. Site specific installation, found narratives and speculative fiction are components of my practice, referencing my background as a theatrical designer (1981 - 2017). My desire to wander, to create art whilst making long distance train journeys, is possibly a relic of my Romany heritage: something I explored extensively in my creative practice as a socially engaged artist and documentary photographer (2000 - 2009). I am committed to making work that is sustainable and regard the landscapes and gardens I work in as creative collaborators. Since 2014, I have been researching the Anthotype and Chlorophyll processes, growing the plants I make prints with in my garden and two allotments in the English Cotswolds.