Using multiple forms of expression, my work explores the tension between the exponential pace of technological progress and the subsequent desire for escape. My short film "Impulse to Inertia", shot at a remote, derelict cottage, looks at this urge to run away from the digital world and seek refuge in a wilder, quieter place.
In the installation, "Cobalt Embrace", I comment on the digitalisation of humanity, through placing forty electric sockets against a cobalt blue wall. It is a visual representation of the dominant presence of ultra-connectivity and where that might lead us. The irony of you reading this on a website is not lost on me.
I think a lot about human addiction to power, including power over each other. The batteries required to operate our arsenal of personal tech require precious resources such as lithium and cobalt. This industry comes with its own set of geopolitical power struggles, leading to dangerous working environments and toxic landfill.
When I got my first smart phone, I thought I would never need another, due to its immense capabilities. But new upgrades are constantly churned out, causing us to feel we must keep consuming. The ever present push is often sold to us under the guise of becoming greener. We're told to scrap the old to make room for the shiny, "economical" and new. We are sold the promise of connection, yet behind screens we can end up feeling even more alone.
My process almost always begins with a trigger. An issue which attracts my attention, or a strong feeling. I will then start to make. The making appears chaotic at first, and can involve any or multiple mediums. Through this making, an understanding will begin to take place and a resolved piece will emerge.
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