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I create fine art artefacts from metal and found objects. I like old museums, collection, and the narrative qualities of the object. This flickr's currently just photos of my inspiration, images of my work can be found on my blog.



Artist Statement

“Objects hang before the eyes of the imagination, continuously re-presenting ourselves to ourselves, and telling the story of our lives in ways which would be impossible otherwise” – S. Pearce, Museums, Objects, and Collections, Prentice Hall, 1993.

I am fascinated with our relationship with objects - how we reflect ourselves in them for reassurance and protection, escapism and discovery.
Assuming the role of a fraudulent anthropologist, I combine small-scale metal work with found objects to create enigmatic artefacts, which toy with our desire to believe in the fantastic. Juxtaposing fact and fiction and enclosing my work in perplexing environments encourages belief and invites the viewer’s imagination to wander. Using the authority of museum and reliquary, I present evidence that speaks of the uncanny, the absent, and the melancholy.