Hurricane
Deconstructed book, paper cut and card
Sculpture depicting the RHDR miniature engine Hurricane, fabricated using copies of The Railway Children by E. Nesbit, and created as part of artist’s residency at the 2017 JAM on the Marsh Festival, Romney Marsh, Kent.
Hurricane 01
Deconstructed book, paper cut and card
Hurricane 02
Deconstructed book, paper cut and card
Hurricane 03
Deconstructed book, paper cut and card
Hurricane 04
Deconstructed book, paper cut and card
Hurricane 05
Deconstructed book, paper cut and card
Hurricane 06
Deconstructed book, paper cut and card
Hurricane 07
Deconstructed book, paper cut and card
Hurricane 08
Deconstructed book, paper cut and card
Hurricane 09
Deconstructed book, paper cut and card
Hurricane 10
Deconstructed book, paper cut and card
Hurricane 11
Deconstructed book, paper cut and card
Hurricane 12
Deconstructed book, paper cut and card
Hundingshütte
Deconstructed book, paper cut, card and wire
Sculpture inspired by and constructed using a copy of Richard Wagner’s Die Walküre
Hundingshütte 01
Deconstructed book, paper cut, card and wire
Hundingshütte 03
Deconstructed book, paper cut, card and wire
Hundingshütte 04
Deconstructed book, paper cut, card and wire
Hundingshütte 05
Deconstructed book, paper cut, card and wire
Hundingshütte 06
Deconstructed book, paper cut, card and wire
Dalfoss
Dalfoss Waterfall, Fljótstunga, Iceland
Paper cut (150cm x 22cm)
Dallfoss 01
Dalfoss Waterfall, Fljótstunga, Iceland
Paper cut (150cm x 22cm)
Dallfoss 02
Dalfoss Waterfall, Fljótstunga, Iceland
Paper cut (150cm x 22cm)
Dallfoss 03
Dalfoss Waterfall, Fljótstunga, Iceland
Paper cut (150cm x 22cm)
Dallfoss 04
Dalfoss Waterfall, Fljótstunga, Iceland
Paper cut (150cm x 22cm)
Dallfoss 05
Dalfoss Waterfall, Fljótstunga, Iceland
Paper cut (150cm x 22cm)
Dallfoss 06
Dalfoss Waterfall, Fljótstunga, Iceland
Paper cut (150cm x 22cm)
Dallfoss 07
Dalfoss Waterfall, Fljótstunga, Iceland
Paper cut (150cm x 22cm)
Dallfoss 08
Dalfoss Waterfall, Fljótstunga, Iceland
Paper cut (150cm x 22cm)
Dallfoss 09
Dalfoss Waterfall, Fljótstunga, Iceland
Paper cut (150cm x 22cm)
Dallfoss 10
Dalfoss Waterfall, Fljótstunga, Iceland
Paper cut (150cm x 22cm)
Dallfoss 11
Dalfoss Waterfall, Fljótstunga, Iceland
Paper cut (150cm x 22cm)
The Indomitable Cutty Sark
Created as part of Trinity Laban CoLab 2013, King Charles Court, Greenwich
Paper cuts, paper sculpture, collage and manipulated musical scores
The Indomitable Cutty Sark 01
Paper cuts, paper sculpture, collage and manipulated musical scores
The Indomitable Cutty Sark 02
Paper cuts, paper sculpture, collage and manipulated musical scores
The Indomitable Cutty Sark 03
Paper cuts, paper sculpture, collage and manipulated musical scores
The Indomitable Cutty Sark 04
Paper cuts, paper sculpture, collage and manipulated musical scores
The Indomitable Cutty Sark 05
Paper cuts, paper sculpture, collage and manipulated musical scores
The Indomitable Cutty Sark 06
Paper cuts, paper sculpture, collage and manipulated musical scores
The Indomitable Cutty Sark 07
Paper cuts, paper sculpture, collage and manipulated musical scores
The Indomitable Cutty Sark 08
Paper cuts, paper sculpture, collage and manipulated musical scores
The Indomitable Cutty Sark 09
Paper cuts, paper sculpture, collage and manipulated musical scores
The Indomitable Cutty Sark 10
Paper cuts, paper sculpture, collage and manipulated musical scores
The Indomitable Cutty Sark 11
Paper cuts, paper sculpture, collage and manipulated musical scores
Greenwich’s rich maritime history is evident throughout much of my typical working week at Trinity. I often enjoy walking to college in the morning via the river, and I pass the Cutty Sark every time I come to college. The clipper’s structure provides a never-ending source of wonderment for me. The college of course is housed in the Old Royal Naval College, and as a ORNC Chapel scholar, I am reminded of this strong connection to the sea every time I sing there. I felt that it would be an interesting concept to make reference to the history of the building that Trinity is housed in, while combining a musical narrative. Thus, I decided that a paper model based on the Cutty Sark, fabricated from old music would form the centrepiece of the final installation. The manipulated book and much of the ship uses an old score of Gilbert and Sullivan’s H.M.S. Pinafore.
The space where the work was installed in is also known as the ‘Dora Labbette’ Room, and is named after the English operatic soprano Dora Labbette (1898—1984). There are several pictures of her in full costume on the walls of this room and I thought it would be interesting to reference this operatic connection in the final work. I already had the Pinafore score, and I thought that in addition to this, I could incorporate some opera with a nautical theme into the piece. As 2013 is the centenary of the composer Benjamin Britten’s birth, I thought it would be highly appropriate to reference his operas. I settled on two: Billy Budd (1951) which is set aboard the battleship H.M.S. ‘Indomitable’, and Peter Grimes (1945), which takes place in a fishing village on the east coast of England.
Hytte
Installation inside child’s Wendy House, Ardo, Aberdeenshire
Paper cuts, collage, sheet music, paper lightbox and manipulated books
Hytte 01
Paper cuts, collage, sheet music, paper lightbox and manipulated books
Hytte 02
Paper cuts, collage, sheet music, paper lightbox and manipulated books
Hytte 03
Paper cuts, collage, sheet music, paper lightbox and manipulated books
Hytte 04
Paper cuts, collage, sheet music, paper lightbox and manipulated books
Hytte 05
Paper cuts, collage, sheet music, paper lightbox and manipulated books
Hytte 06
Paper cuts, collage, sheet music, paper lightbox and manipulated books
Hytte 07
Paper cuts, collage, sheet music, paper lightbox and manipulated books
Hytte 08
Paper cuts, collage, sheet music, paper lightbox and manipulated books
Hytte 09
Paper cuts, collage, sheet music, paper lightbox and manipulated books
Hytte 10
Paper cuts, collage, sheet music, paper lightbox and manipulated books
Hytte 11
Paper cuts, collage, sheet music, paper lightbox and manipulated books
Hytte 12
Paper cuts, collage, sheet music, paper lightbox and manipulated books
Hytte 13
Paper cuts, collage, sheet music, paper lightbox and manipulated books
Hytte 14
Paper cuts, collage, sheet music, paper lightbox and manipulated books
Where most people value objects of real monetary worth, ordinary everyday throw-away items such as ticket stubs or receipts hold greater value to me because they evoke memories. I collect these things often when I am on holiday as mementoes of fantastic experiences. In addition to this, I rarely throw out letters/postcards from friends and family. The hand written word leaves an imprint of the writer that an email cannot, and therefore these very tangible reminders of a person are of extreme importance to me. In this work I’ve recreated a montage of memories, incorporating stories I loved as a child, and trips to some fascinating cities (including a period of time spent in Vienna as an exchange student). Along with the collected letters and concert stubs etc, sheet music features prominently as many of my best memories are inextricably tied to music.