Statement
My work continually
returns to the theme of objects and their connections with memory and
identity. I am interested in what
happens to these memory objects when the owner either discards them or the
object is removed from the owner. The collecting of objects and their display is
a way of communicating our personal preferences. It is an instant way of
representing ourselves as you can portray anything you want through your object
collecting and these objects can be used as prompts for reminiscences.
My current work documents the Excalibur Pre-Fab Housing Estate in Downham, London. Earmarked for demolition the Pre-fab residence are slowing leaving the estate but what remains are the boarded up dwellings and stories of the lives lived in the Pre-fabs recorded as articles, blog posts and photographs online.
Thinking about this project in relation to objects and memories these dwellings house the memoirs of their residence, the dwellings themselves enable the inhabitants to portray themselves in a certain way and through interviewing current and ex-residents and using photography and film the work produced responds to the everyday experiences and feelings of the inhabitants and enables the viewing of these lives without staring.
Using this ever-growing archive of found documents and websites and my own film, photography and interviews, my artwork respond to everyday experiences of the inhabitants and reflect on the subjects of archive and memory.
My current work documents the Excalibur Pre-Fab Housing Estate in Downham, London. Earmarked for demolition the Pre-fab residence are slowing leaving the estate but what remains are the boarded up dwellings and stories of the lives lived in the Pre-fabs recorded as articles, blog posts and photographs online.
Thinking about this project in relation to objects and memories these dwellings house the memoirs of their residence, the dwellings themselves enable the inhabitants to portray themselves in a certain way and through interviewing current and ex-residents and using photography and film the work produced responds to the everyday experiences and feelings of the inhabitants and enables the viewing of these lives without staring.
Using this ever-growing archive of found documents and websites and my own film, photography and interviews, my artwork respond to everyday experiences of the inhabitants and reflect on the subjects of archive and memory.