My practice explores human interaction and cultural viewpoint within a western commercial environment through participatory and performative artworks.
In the everyday processes I undertake and I often find myself in a facilitator role, which is undoubtedly apparent in the work. I find it important to talk to people about my artwork in an understandable way, with the hope of them being interested in the freedom and confidence that I have found within the 'good' of art.
I use event based situations to realise my experiences and concerns, and the work takes its form with specific, over the top characters in obscure situations. By opening up the artwork with humorous or bizarre contexts and ‘everyday’ or known situations, a participant or audience member can immediately relate to an artwork without feeling like the one that is out of place. This is partly why I am interested in commercialism, and popular culture, as everyone has an opinion of a synonym of it. By using these contexts, participants can expand their own views of stereotypes and society.
My work is intended to be light hearted and enjoyable, but it often contains a slightly sinister undertone. The undertone i find often comes with the doubt of sensationalised concepts, but ultimately this leads to encourage the participant or viewer think outside of the artwork. My main interest is hospitality; in how we converse, as a culture to each other and strangers. Through this directional communicative and often storytelling role, as the performer I can invite participants into a situation.
In the everyday processes I undertake and I often find myself in a facilitator role, which is undoubtedly apparent in the work. I find it important to talk to people about my artwork in an understandable way, with the hope of them being interested in the freedom and confidence that I have found within the 'good' of art.
I use event based situations to realise my experiences and concerns, and the work takes its form with specific, over the top characters in obscure situations. By opening up the artwork with humorous or bizarre contexts and ‘everyday’ or known situations, a participant or audience member can immediately relate to an artwork without feeling like the one that is out of place. This is partly why I am interested in commercialism, and popular culture, as everyone has an opinion of a synonym of it. By using these contexts, participants can expand their own views of stereotypes and society.
My work is intended to be light hearted and enjoyable, but it often contains a slightly sinister undertone. The undertone i find often comes with the doubt of sensationalised concepts, but ultimately this leads to encourage the participant or viewer think outside of the artwork. My main interest is hospitality; in how we converse, as a culture to each other and strangers. Through this directional communicative and often storytelling role, as the performer I can invite participants into a situation.
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