I am a contextual artist who looks at the field of archaeology as an anchor point to create my work and concepts. I take a multidisciplinary approach to my practice, using a mixture of textiles, ceramic and installation primarily. I explore an evolving understanding of archaeology in collaboration with a contemporary artistic practice to create work that embodies a developed narrative. This narrative usually focuses on material, making, identity or site.

I refer to my practice as research led. The development of a concept through the exploration of the past. Using this exploration I merge it with my understanding of material and making to create work that bridges a conceptual gap between the past and the present with the potential to look at the future differently. Research is always at the base of my work.

The term archaeology is used a lot in my work. Not as its official definition but in the context of art where I find the term encompasses so much more. To me archaeology is archiving, experiencing, making, researching and intertwining with the human and non-human, with the only connecting feature a focus on a mixture of the past, present and future.

The key focus on material within my work comes from an interest in connecting to my subject matter. With an almost exclusive use of natural, non-synthetic materials alongside found materials I want my work to have an authentic physicality with the past. This desire for somewhat authenticity also applies to my use of colour, avoiding almost all types of synthetic, non-natural colours. Although I try to keep my material within a certain realm, my making, craft and technique is something I’m a lot more open to expanding into the modern world. I love this mixture of contemporary techniques alongside historical ideas. Looking at how I can develop my own language with the material and subject matter.