My work involves using constructed imagery, often in a studio setting, to bring together elements to form a narrative within the frame. These may include layers of meaning and hints of inner psychological processes, thoughts, dreams, memory and the overlay of external reality, influence and so forth.
The work of Gaston Bachelard is influential in exploring these ideas and links between the object and poetic meaning or visual construction. The inhabitation of shells, nests, small artifacts of nature. Interaction with physical space. More recently apparent connections of objects are being made using more random collections of objects. This is with the intention of exploring boundaries and occupied space in relation to the everyday.
I am currently also working on the use of social and networking photography with reference to the carte de visite of the Victorian era and subsequent current practice. Linked to this is the exploration of the taboo in social use of the photographic image.
I enjoy a wide range of Photographic work including Mari Mahr, Angus McBean, John Blakemore, the surrealists, Rodchenko, and so on..
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Born: Belfast, Northern Ireland. 1962.
Education B.A Poly of Central London (now Westminster University), 1988 M.A University of Ulster, 1994 Presently working in Manchester, UK. For the Open University as Regional Manager for the Centre for Widening Participation. 2004 – present. I have also tutored on a range of courses for the O.U, and currently act as moderator and scriptmarker for the online Digital Photography course T189.
I have a background in freelance photography working for design groups, arts companies as well as lecturing in further and higher education.
My work is mainly constructed and studio based using traditional film based medium format photography. I also work extensively using digital media for progressing ideas and visual concepts.
Exhibition work has included solo and group shows the UK and Ireland, as well as educational activities.
2005 CD Rom CapeUk. Interactive Media for Teachers and Creative Professionals. 2003 CD Rom CapeUK. Artists Projects. Schools resource work by young people. 2000 Source’ Northern Ireland Photography Magazine, Issue 2; Issue 3; Issue 7. 2000 Leeds Art Gallery, Group show, ‘Switched On’ 1998 ‘Source’ Photography Magazine. N. 1 1997 ‘Showing Off, Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast and N.U.T. England, 1994 ‘Available Light’, Programme on Irish Photographers, Ulster Television 1994 Signals, Festival of Photography, Waterford, Ireland 1993 ‘The Possible Referent’, Old Museum, Belfast 1992 Cultural Counterpoint. State University of New York, Binghampton
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