Art Notes

Unhemlock

The methodology which I use to approach a piece of work is diverse. Its aim is to make and select so that the viewer experiences deep sense of intrigue whilst resisting unconscious prejudice. Although answers are not always obvious it is hoped that a sense of self resonates with the viewer and that some of the pictures remain purposefully enigmatic.

Within my work the picture is often taken through windows, broken, stained or reflected. This as a means of diffracting the obvious and encouraging the uncanny, allows focus on the unspoken narrative of the scene. This is best illustrated within my recently exploration into the aesthetic veneer of the "local" which has yielded ethereal facets of the uncanny in the images of the people and structures which inhabit.

The film is called "inside out" it is the development of pictures into film. The focal point, being the individual, a film portrait which takes the voyeur into their environment to see their personal effects or workspace, with layers of rich details, giving an altered sense of place, and blurring of boundaries.