Projects

Does red still suit me?

Work in progress with filmmaker Celia Quartermain, ‘Does red still suit me?’ features a rocking horse, a woman, a farm and a red dress and is to be part of a trilogy of shorts directed and filmed by Celia Quartermain and in all three of which the artist participates or contributes in different ways.

The Red Dress

TURF

TURF was installed at the Ryedale Folk Museum as part of an experimental residency.

Engaging with notions of language , meaning and travel and using sound recordings of 'British' birds ( the title of the CD - although many of the birds are migratory) and the voices of people who live in North Yorkshire but for whom English is their second language, the work explores responses to the impact of migration and the meaning of 'home'.

Creating an artificial environment in which to listen to these sounds - a lawn - complete with benches was installed into the gallery raising questions about authenticity, place and belonging

Part of the LJGS Collection

One of a growing number of unfired clay figurines made by different artists included in the LJGS Collection, Bristol

On the Terrace

Five men of different ages from 17 years to 75 years were invited to be artist participators in a performance at Rievaulx Terrace, North Yorkshire.

Dressed in their everyday clothes the five men carried a life size image of themselves dressed as ancient Greeks and a ceramic urn. The urns were constructed by the men in a three day workshop with the artist.

Walking onto the terrace the men seek to find where to place their portrait while always keeping their urn close by their side. Once they have selected where to place themselves the men leave the terrace carrying their urn with them.

'On the Terrace' reflects upon the poignancy of preservation and the breadth of the interpretation of ideas surrounding heritage, visiting and being visited. It references human concerns that surround individual vulnerability such as 'placing oneself' and a preoccupation with being noticed.

washing up

Washing up is between washers and the washed. A portrayal of tenderness and frustration.

Reading a Detective Story in Disguise

Being English reading a French detective novel in Spanish in disguise in an abandoned Victorian swimming pool in Scotland …….

Camera - Belinda Gilbert Scott