I work across sculpture, installation, film, sound, and collaborative projects. My practice is shaped by lived experience, memory, and the emotional atmosphere of places, objects, and everyday interactions. I often begin with a feeling, a conversation, or something half noticed, using making as a way to explore ideas without needing to fully resolve them.

I work with stained glass, ceramics, found materials, inflatables, moving image, and sound. I’m drawn to materials that carry a sense of fragility, familiarity, or tension, and I use them to build immersive environments that feel both personal and unsettled. My work has become increasingly intuitive and site-responsive, with each installation shaped by the architecture, history, and energy of the space it occupies.

Film and sound extend the sculptural work, creating rhythm, atmosphere, and moments of reflection. I’m interested in how people physically experience an artwork — moving through it, hearing it, catching reflections within it, or recognising something of themselves inside it.

My recent body of work, It’s Hard to Be a Lover With TV On, explores distraction, intimacy, overstimulation, and the emotional noise of contemporary life. Using layered materials and fragmented imagery, the work reflects on connection, domestic space, and the difficulty of being present with ourselves and each other.

Alongside my studio practice, I also work as a curator and collaborator. Conversation and audience experience are important to me, and I’m interested in the unexpected exchanges and shared moments that can happen around an artwork.

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