Look Around Your World Pretty Baby, Is It Everything You Hoped It’d Be? (2019)
Wooden panels, desk, chair and stationery, painted and drawn upon, 150 × 100 cm
Drawn across wooden panels, an old school desk, chair, and stationery, the work invites reflection on childhood and the world we create for future generations.
Untitled (2019)
Wood, 96 × 180 × 86 cm
Created at an oversized scale, the chair invites adults to experience feeling childlike. An engraving of the little boy writing the words, “I was here”, reflects on presence, and traces we leave behind.
Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Way Up High) (2019)
Mixed media on canvas and floating frame
76 × 102 cm (108 cm including frame)
The peice provokes thought about the world we live in, from existential questions about life and the growing up process to notiions of success.
Over the Hills (and Far Away) (2019)
Pen ink and acrylic on canvas with wooden floating frame
82 × 102 × 76 cm
Addressing themes of war, displacement, and refuge, the work reflects on the search for safety and opportunity. The piece draws attention to the arms industry and its role in feulling conflicts.
Wheels on the Bus (Go Round and Round) (2020)
Pen ink and acrylic on paper, framed
A1 (59.4 × 84.1 cm)
Named after a popular children’s rhyme, the work reflects on Brexit, borders, migration, and the human consequences of political decision-making. It is also a playful reference to Boris Johnson’s painted buses, and the Brexit campaign bus,
Five Little Ducks (2019)
Acrylic paint on paper, wooden frame
15 × 10 cm each
Reimagining a familiar children’s rhyme, the series reflects on war, loss, and the human cost of conflict through the gradual disappearance of five little ducks depicted as soldiers.
Ickle Eye View (2019, remake of the original, 2000)
Film/Sound, 9m 42s
A film and sound work told through the voice of a young boy navigating family breakdown, poverty, and loss. Presented against a blank screen and composed entirely from song lyrics, the work invites viewers to construct their own imagery and interpretation.