A commission for FutureArts Centres/ OpenEye Gallery, 2026

with participants at Barnsley Civic, and inspired by research and banner art from Blacklodge Press.

Part of a national commission exhibited at the Southbank Centre in 2026 and on tour throughout the year from Future Arts Centres and OpenEye Gallery.

Bread & Roses

Multiple hands with tattoos are holding and pouring chickpeas, with a red background and a blue outline around each hand.
A symmetrical pattern of tattooed arms holding white roses and slices of bread against a dark red background.
A repeating pattern of four different pairs of hands making various gestures, possibly forming a heart and peace signs, along with images of a cute dog wearing a harness, all set against a dark blue background.

A medical History of Fear and Foreboding

A construction of images that both critically and playfully explore anxieties, nostalgia and psychoanalytical theory.

Here, memories of formative experiences and encounters with imagery and symbolism surface from research into digital collages, from two books poured over in childhood - The Macmillan Guide to Family Health and Ladybird’s Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

The foetus is presented as a metaphor for incubation, and Goldilocks is representative of the cautionary tale, to explore how fear and foreboding play a role in shaping behaviour both as child and parent.

Exhibited in Care & Defiance, Centrala Space, Birmingham 1-27 May 2026

A detailed black and white sketch of an unborn baby inside an egg, surrounded by a ring of small, colorful child figures holding hands. The child figures are all similar and are from a fairytale book, Goldilocks
A detailed black and white illustration of an unborn baby inside a womb, repeated & reversed into a yin/ yangsurrounded by a ring of small, colorful child figures holding hands. The child figures are similar and are from a fairytale book, Goldilocks
Illustration of a fetus inside a womb, surrounded by a border made of small fairy-like figures in pink dresses holding hands.
Pattern of babies sleeping in fetal position surrounded by illustrations of girls from fairytale book Goldiocks, arranged in a decorative manner reminiscent of paisley on a dark background.

The cultural melting pot

Created with participants at Lawrence Batley Theatre in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.

Part of a national commission exhibited at the Southbank Centre in 2026 and on tour throughout the year from Future Arts Centres and OpenEye Gallery.

Two young girls wearing white embroidered dresses with red and blue patterns that are Ukranian National Dress, standing in front of a backdrop with various patterned fabrics and quilted textiles.
A woman wearing a black pinstripe blazer with a badge and a scarf with the same pattern as the border, standing in front of a multicolored quilt with various festive and holiday patterns, including red, green, white, and blue flowers, stars, and spirals.