Fragmentations From Humanity
Found vintage wartime photographic imagery is used as a vehicle to mirror the present, questioning the presence and role of humanity within the military industrial complex. These original photographs, violently ripped apart by a laser beam are transformed into shrapnel or boarder like fragments. The process involves piecing the imagery back together akin to a forensic or an archeological investigation, sometimes almost mimicking exploded views. These fragments are then balanced on brass; a material utilised over centuries in the production of munition shell casings; the brass rods are bonded into scorched wood, or presented in found vintage frames or contained within handmade wooden vessels. Work on this series began in early 2024 and is continuing to evolve.
Our past stares back at us echoing the loudest of silences through these fragmentations of time.
God's Away On Business Original photographs, brass, charred Cedar of Lebanon with liquid gold leaf and charred Oak 40 x 17 x 17 cm
Thank You Henry Shrapnel Charred Oak, original photograph & brass 15 x 12 x 8 cm
Collateral Damage Original photograph, brass, charred Cedar of Lebanon 14 x 14 x 13 cm
God's Away On Business Original photographs, brass, charred Cedar of Lebanon with liquid gold leaf 20 x 35 x 7 cm
O'Holy Night Original photograph, brass & vintage frame 26 x 21 x 5 cm
Drink Before the War Charred Oak, original photographs & brass 21 x 15 x 9 cm
Splash One Charred Oak, original photographs & brass 14 x 14 x 7 cm
Designated Safe Zone Original photograph, brass, charred walnut 12 x 12 x 14 cm
No Shelter From This Storm Oak Vessel, vintage glass optic, original photograph, brass & LED light 14 x 13 x 13 cm
A Deafening Silence Charred Oak, original photographs & brass 27 x 18 x 11 cm
This Bitter Earth Charred Oak, original photographs & brass 29 x 21 x 13 cm
ShamPain Original photograph, brass & vintage frame 26 x 21 x 5 cm
A Deafening Silence Charred Oak, original photographs & brass 21 x 15 x 8 cm
The Day After Tomorrow Charred Oak, original photograph & brass 17 x 15 x 9 cm
Breaking Bread Charred Oak, original photograph & brass 15 x 12 x 7 cm
Me or You Charred Oak, vintage frame, original photograph & brass 18 x 15 x 4 cm
Me or You Charred Oak, original photograph & brass 15 x 10 x 5 cm
Me or You Charred Oak, original photograph & brass 15 x 10 x 5 cm
Me or You Charred Oak, original photograph & brass 15 x 10 x 5 cm
Me or You Charred Oak, original photograph & brass 15 x 10 x 6 cm
Me or You Charred Oak, original photograph & brass 15 x 12 x 6 cm
Me or You Charred Oak, original photograph & brass 15 x 12 x 8 cm
Me or You Charred Oak, original photograph & brass 15 x 12 x 7 cm
Me or You Charred Oak, original photograph & brass 16 x 14 x 6 cm
A Single Tree Does Not Make A Forest Purpleheart, Oak (charred internally), three vintage optics, original photograph & brass 19 x 19 x 22 cm
Us or Them Charred Oak, original photograph & brass 19 x 15 x 6 cm
Us or Them Charred Oak, original photograph & brass 16 x 14 x 7 cm
Us or Them Charred Oak, original photograph & brass 12 x 15 x 7 cm
Us or Them Charred Oak, original photograph & brass 14 x 16 x 8 cm