Tiny Dancer

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Digital Activity (2025)

A drop-in green screen activity where we transform our fingers into fabulous performers! From breakdancing to ballet - tiny costumes, shoes, and our green screens brought finger dancing to life.

Commissioned by Ideas Test. In partnerhsip with Lordswood Community Hub and Lordswood Dancentre, Gather & Groove transformed Lordswood into a vibrant hub of energy and creativity. With a double bed, creative film making, outdoor acrobatics by the beach and a programme of short performances from some awesome young people.

PAST SHOWINGS

Gather & Groove
Lordswood library
17 May 2025

Holding On

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Interactive Installation (2024)

This interactive artwork invites participants to engage both physically and mentally, as they reflect on self-belief and perseverance while climbing and reading the poem. Watching people interact with this living artwork has been inspiring and humbling. It’s a testament to how art can create spaces for personal and communal reflection.

Viewing the wall and the climbers it’s possible to see some of the types of holds used and moves needed to navigate the journey, but what you don't see is the text of the poem embedded within the textural elements of the route. The climber encounters the poem not only through the text read but also the shapes and positions their body is required to make. Unlike most routes this climbable artwork includes various different types of holds, a resting place, text, a mirror and ends with the choice to either descend down the easy way or attempt the impossible leap.

This artwork was commissioned by People United, The Co-Design Studio, and the Kent Refugee Action Network (KRAN) to create this climbable artwork, inspired by a poem written by KRAN members and poet Yomi Sode, which has been installed at F51 climbing centre in Folkestone.

Making Faces

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Video Installation (2024) 2min 19sec

Humans are inherently relational beings, not meant to exist in isolation. This piece features two faces: first shown individually in their natural resting state, then turned towards each other, revealing the impact of their mutual gaze. The great-grandfather and great-granddaughter interact non-verbally, their facial expressions conveying joy and connection. This interaction highlights the profound emotional exchange that can occur without words, underscoring the deep human need for connection and the simple, yet powerful, ways we bring joy to one another.

Part of The Last Nine Months - a collection that presents a reflective exploration of parenthood, technology, and the human body through a series of short films that blend intimate moments with broader social commentary. The collection captures the delicate intersection of everyday life with the profound complexities of life and the human condition, transforming ordinary moments into thought-provoking reflections.

PAST SHOWINGS

Medway Open Studios
Mess Room
July 2024

Nocturnal Trail
Electric Medway Festival
Oct 2024

Body as Landscape

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Video, 2024 (6min 54sec)

The female body is a captivating phenomenon, constantly shifting, expanding, and contracting. It creates life and transforms the world around it. In this piece, a tiny train embarks on a tour of the body, offering a unique perspective on the landscape of womanhood through its scale and proximity. This work continues my exploration of our relationship with our own bodies, inviting viewers to appreciate the intricate beauty and profound power of the female form. Special thanks to Ally Sinyard for the use of her beautiful garden for filming.

Part of The Last Nine Months - a collection that presents a reflective exploration of parenthood, technology, and the human body through a series of short films that blend intimate moments with broader social commentary. The collection captures the delicate intersection of everyday life with the profound complexities of life and the human condition, transforming ordinary moments into thought-provoking reflections.

PAST SHOWINGS

Medway Open Studios
Mess Room
July 2024

Nocturnal Trail
Electric Medway Festival
Oct 2024

Supply and Demand

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Video (2024) 2 min 30 sec

This doctored video features a breast milk pump in perpetual motion, yet never filling up. It symbolises the perfect balance of supply and demand—the body's genius in providing enough—while also highlighting the monotonous and exhausting nature of the never-ending task of feeding. It serves as a reminder of the remarkable resilience of the human body and the profound, yet demanding, role of caregiving.

Part of The Last Nine Months - a collection that presents a reflective exploration of parenthood, technology, and the human body through a series of short films that blend intimate moments with broader social commentary. The collection captures the delicate intersection of everyday life with the profound complexities of life and the human condition, transforming ordinary moments into thought-provoking reflections.

PAST SHOWINGS

Medway Open Studios
Mess Room
July 2024

Nocturnal Trail
Electric Medway Festival
Oct 2024

Mobile Surveillance

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Video (2024) 2min 17sec


As technology becomes an ever-present force in our lives, I find myself contemplating the impact of constant surveillance on the next generation. This piece explores those concerns by replacing the birds on a traditional baby mobile with GoPro cameras, transforming it into a kaleidoscopic camera rig. The result is a visual metaphor for the omnipresent gaze of technology, capturing every moment from multiple angles. By juxtaposing the innocence of a baby's cot with the intrusive nature of surveillance devices, I invite an examination of the balance between technological advancement and the preservation of personal space and autonomy.

Part of The Last Nine Months - a collection that presents a reflective exploration of parenthood, technology, and the human body through a series of short films that blend intimate moments with broader social commentary. The collection captures the delicate intersection of everyday life with the profound complexities of life and the human condition, transforming ordinary moments into thought-provoking reflections.

PAST SHOWINGS

Medway Open Studios
Mess Room
July 2024

Nocturnal Trail
Electric Medway Festival
Oct 2024

Colour Injection

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Video (2024) 36 sec

Babies possess incredibly expressive faces, rapidly displaying a wide range of emotions. Captivated by the diverse colours and shades of my daughter's expressions, I decided to capture a particularly emotional moment: her 12-week vaccinations. Each frame of this moment was colour analysed and then matched to a corresponding Pantone colour, highlighting the vivid spectrum of human emotion.

Part of The Last Nine Months - a collection that presents a reflective exploration of parenthood, technology, and the human body through a series of short films that blend intimate moments with broader social commentary. The collection captures the delicate intersection of everyday life with the profound complexities of life and the human condition, transforming ordinary moments into thought-provoking reflections.

PAST SHOWINGS

Medway Open Studios
Mess Room
July 2024

Nocturnal Trail
Electric Medway Festival
Oct 2024

Golden Hour

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Video (2024) 1 min

Filmed during a long drive to the airport in America, this video captures a precious, quiet moment after a hectic day. As your child rests, you find yourself entranced by their serene, almost angelic presence, a stark contrast to their active waking hours. In this strange, tender moment, you begin to miss their lively energy, longing to coo over them and embrace them. Yet, you resist, knowing you must not risk waking this beast from its slumber.

Part of The Last Nine Months - a collection that presents a reflective exploration of parenthood, technology, and the human body through a series of short films that blend intimate moments with broader social commentary. The collection captures the delicate intersection of everyday life with the profound complexities of life and the human condition, transforming ordinary moments into thought-provoking reflections.

PAST SHOWINGS

Medway Open Studios
Mess Room
July 2024

Nocturnal Trail
Electric Medway Festival
Oct 2024

Draw Hope

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Community Project (2023)

Draw Hope is an inspiring collaborative art project that invites participants with lived experience of self-harm or suicide* to create unique, personalised tree mural using their footprints and handprints. Through various creative mediums, including drawing, painting, collage and text, individuals can document their past experiences and future aspirations. The project aims to promote creativity and self-expression, and welcomes participation from all, including remote contributors who can submit their work anonymously.

The Draw Hope project is part of the Kent County Council’s Hope Community Arts Fund, which has supported over 15 different arts projects in the past five years. These projects have shown the positive impact that the arts can have, boosting confidence and providing a safe form of expression for participants.

Completed tree artworks were exhibited at the Turner Contemporary alongside works from other Hope Community Fund projects before embarking on a tour around Kent. This showcase coincides with the Baton of Hope journey, which aims to be the largest suicide awareness and prevention initiative in the UK, fostering necessary conversations and prompting appropriate actions.

Through a series of workshops, participants were guided through the creation of their own personalised tree using their own footprints and handprints and exploring a diverse range of creative techniques and mediums. Footprints form the trunk of their trees, while the branches and leaves take shape through the outlines of their outstretched arms and hands. Each footprint depicts a significant milestone in their lives, symbolising the steps that have brought them to where they stand today. Additionally, the handprints showcase their hopes and dreams for the future.

This project has served as a profound journey of self-reflection, empowering individuals to contemplate their past experiences and the limitless possibilities that lie ahead. Our stories are ongoing, and we continue to grow, with boundless potential awaiting us. Every tree created becomes part of a collective forest, together, they serve as a poignant reminder of the inner journey that each and every one of us embarks upon.

Read Article - A Show of Hope for Kent and Medway
Read Article - The most powerful antidote to despair is hope

This project is a grantee of the ‘Hope’ Community Arts Fund from the Kent & Medway Suicide Prevention Programme.

The HOPE Community Arts Fund has been selected as a winner of the Kent Mental Wellbeing Awards for 2023. More than 220 nominations were received this year from across Kent, Medway, Bexley and Bromley and the judging panel chose this project as one of the 30 winners.

PAST EXHIBITIONS

Launch Event
Turner Contemporary, Margate
Tues 18th Jul 2023

Fremlin Walk, Unit 10, Maidstone
24th – 28th Jul 2023

Chatham Library and community Hub
31st Jul – 4th Aug 2023

Trinity Theatre, Royal Tunbridge Wells
7th –11th Aug 2023

Labour of Love Lost

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Stained Glass (2023)

A stained glass self portrait of the artist enduring a miscarriage. The piece links with and is a continuation of performance piece Natal (Idea in Gestation). This stained glass piece considers the physical endurance and breaking undertaken in the final push of creation. Again using the visual imagery of childbirth, but can refer to all creativity - the anguish and sacrifice experienced in bringing something into being or sometimes failing to.

PAST SHOWINGS

Medway Open Studios
MESS ROOM, Sun Pier House
July 2023