A selection of work from university briefs.

Photographs for V Festival Posters, 2009

Helvetica decorated, 2009 - a very open brief to illustrate Helvetica however I choose.

Pitt Rivers Museum, 2010 - a poster depicting dolls from various periods throughout history to reflect the unusual categorizing method of the museum (similar objects are placed together instead of those from the same period). The dolls are pencil rubbings of various textures to emphasise the variety of each type of object as well as the sketches many make when visiting the museum. 

Re-visiting your childhood - a pitch to make a publication about childhood dreams and creativity, 2010

An exploration of second skin, 2010. looking at ways a skin can function, such as protection or beauty.

Exhibit your Digit, 2010 - A challenge to create an exhibition based purely on donations. We, (a small group of five) managed to obtain for free: sponsorship from Tiger beer (1000 free bottles), a venue in Kingly Court for a week, and several donations from designers and celebrities, such as Pentagram, Jon Burgerman, Reggie Yates, and John Snow. The donations of art work were auctioned off and we raised about £250 for charity. Attempting to obtain donations and organising the event in a sort period of time, was not without many obstacles and was an extremely good lesson in communication!

I have a keen interest in photography and nearly always carry my camera with me. I am fascinated by the image and how it can represent a place, person or object, whether heavily edited or completely natural. I am also intrigued by the philosophy of photography - Roland Barthes and Susan Sontag are my favourite authors on the subject. Below are just a few of my many collections of photographs.

BRIEF:

Create a 10-second sting for Sky Arts channel.

RESPONSE (ON-GOING):

My response is mixed-media, combining various forms of lighting in a backstage environment. My concept is to give the aesthetics of the theatre a contemporary feel in order to attract a newer, younger audience, as well as the current, more elitist audience. 

The letterforms are hidden amongst objects of the same colour and style, and are only revealed when the lights are switched on. 

PLANNING:

This is an on-going project which has required a lot of planning and experimentation. It is extremely important to get the location, props and general styling correct in order to communicate the right idea. Below are original storyboards for the sting.

10 SECOND ANIMATIC:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLRL9w6WdlE

FINAL STING (LOW QUALITY):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4kkHwK04-U

SCREEN SHOTS OF FINAL STING:

BREIF:

Produce a 3D paper sculpture which responds to one item in the Barney Bubbles Exhibition at Chelsea Space.

RESPONSE:

I found an interesting symbol on a poster which I made into a 3D object, but I also added a visual grid within the work to emphasise the hand-drawn grids that Bubbles used within his work to make precise geometrical shapes.

BRIEF:

Create a visual response to a random artifact: a stuffed tigers head.

RESPONSE:

My first thoughts on the artifact were that it was quite disturbing, and I wondered where it had come from.

My response is a print image of a tiger which is quite beautiful when seen from a distance, but closer up it becomes apparent that it is made up of knives. This gives an idea of how it may have ended up as just a head.