One Last Race (2023) re-imagines the final days with my ex-racing greyhound, Frank. Depicting a childhood wish to take him for train ride in the Lake District, to simulate the rush of racing without pain. Due to arthritis, he couldn’t come to the Lakes with me and died while I was gone. Told through a child’s perspective, this piece captures my grief process whilst fulfilling dreams never lived; helping me to overcome the guilt of never taking Frank for one last race
Fisherman's Friend is the first in an ongoing series where I aim to depict mistreated species of non-humans. I first decided to cover the Gull, as seen in this image, which I created through found materials and rubbish.
This piece aimed to be primarily focused on it's material usage, up-cycling and re-purposing rubbish to reflect climate urgency.
The wonky puppet is enclosed within a hull-shaped, boat, cage - created from up-cycled fabrics and adorned with artificial, plaster shells.
We consume animals both literally by eating them, but also in a capitalistic sense - shaping them to fit our aesthetics and materialistic desires. Throughout history, humans have engaged in this interaction with our companion species. From the farming industry to the use of turnspit dogs, humans have co-evolved alongside many species, treating them as tools and commodities rather than sentient beings.
This piece explores a humorous approach to this topic as a narrative-based installation - documenting the story of an alien observer collecting research by studying man kind. This laboratory documents the genetic hybridization process carried out by that alien to create an ideal companion species.
Humans commonly engage in anthropomorphism, attributing human characteristics to non-human entities; oversimplifying complex non-human behaviours. (E.T)Pomorphic (2024) is a continuation of Animal Alchemy (2024), following the same narrative of the alien, scientist observer. This sculpture is a reflection of the alien's attempt to replicate many forms of human-animal interactions. In this experiment, it explores viewing a lemur through the lenses of it's own species.
Out of My Depth (2024) demonstrates the interconnection of humans and the species we encounter, exploring the idea of my desire to reconnect with my aquatic ancestors, stemming from rising distance between humans and non-humans spaces. Despite this, many Earthlings depend on water, which can be traced back 3.9 billion years ago — water is not only a survival tool but also a boundary between ecosystems and a tool that connects us.
Regarding extinction events, will our own extinction be Anthropogenic or a more common extinction event? We cannot for certain understand what our extinction event will be, there is a chance we could remain two steps ahead of catastrophe - but there is reason to doubt this optimism.
On earth currently, we have caused many Anthropogenic extinction events to other life forms, destroying their chance for an evolution of intelligence, by doing this we cement our position of being Earth's poster child.
As humans, we have a moral obligation to stop reproducing and fade away and reduce the amount of Anthropogenic harm we cause.
Say hello to the new poster child, the octopus!
Domesticated by their modernity, humans are restrained through exceptionalism which plagues their positioning within the web of life. The species collective is known for their destructive habits, escalated by their extensive population that dominates planet Earth. These habits disconnect us from a naturalist reality through examples such as our rapid digital consumption and industrial advancements, causing humans to exempt ourselves from nature and de-classify our animal label - a phenomenon displayed in this book.
By rejecting the classic Roman codex format, I aimed to deconstruct a book in the same way I approach dismantling humans.
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