Projects & Collaborations
During the last few years I've been studying photography, firstly at college and now a BA at Bower Ashton in Bristol. It's been a long held dream to go there and finally, after 30 years of doing other things, I've made it.
I've also worked collaboratively with people on their own projects, documenting the R&D stage through to the final outcome.
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Location Documentary project for HNC
For this project I started out with an idea to use Bristol's bomb maps at the archive to dictate where I'd be taking the photos. It evolved over time, research and several hours among dusty and fascinating artefacts into a study of old and new buildings sitting side by side. This is largely as a result of the devastation during The Blitz in WW2 and new town planning post war.
Film & Dark room project for HNC
My first go at processing film and developing in a dark room. I used my Mum's old Olympus OM 30 and had some mixed results. It was loads of fun though and I hope to try my hand at more in the future.
Conceptual Project for HND
SENSITIVE CONTENT
During this project for Conceptual Photography what started out as abstract self portraits turned into a project about my Dad. He died when I was 8 years old in a drowning accident. Contained within this set are some pages from his recently rediscovered coroner's report and mention of suicide in a letter to me in the 90s. But there are also a couple of pages made from his time in advertising in the 60's and early 70's typed on onion skin paper.
Not The Same Poet But Still An Artist - Hazel Hammond
Collaborative project with Hazel Hammond, poet, Liz Clarke, facilitator and creative lead and Tom Stubbs, film maker. Hazel made these hats to explore and explain what it's like to still be a poet after a stroke that left her with aphasia. These were displayed at The Arnolfini as part of a wider exhibition and a workshop showing the film.