I am a sculptor and photographer intrigued by the notion of a romanticised and symbolic landscape as depicted throughout modern European history by writers, artists and musicians. I am however especially aware of the inherent problems this depiction now raises in the 21st century given its subsequent exploitation through agriculture, industry and commerce.

My practice is concerned with the pursuit and development of a largely visual and stylised language, which involves the construction of objects through the manipulation and experimentation of form and materials.

At first glance many of my sculptural works reference geological and scientific models, children’s toys and book illustrations. Their bright colours and graphic simplicity share a similar visual language with these educational devices. However, they point to an altogether more arcane and fanciful ideal. On closer inspection, miniature architectural forms and landscapes are pared down to simplistic, homogenised and often repetitive motifs, communicating familiar yet ambiguous images to the viewer.

I employ photography as a medium to record a breadth of more lyrical sculptural ideas. In many of these works, buildings, trees and power lines are re-placed into the landscape having been simplified or foreshortened. The resulting images again question the viewer’s recollections and familiarity but draw particular attention to our assumptions of the banal.