Constellations (2016 - 2019)

In collaboration with Artist & Curator Kate Florence Knowlden we came together for a one-week residency at the Barber Shop, a space that was run by Dyad Creative, surrounding the theme of star constellations. Together we created an installation highlighting and pin pointing star constellations within the Northern Hemisphere. The viewer is able to experience the visual antics of the language that makes up the clusters by physically exploring the space, seeing these as separate arrangements as well as one system. This is an introduction to the ideology of star constellations.

I responded to the theme by reading information on constellations, looking at both online and textual resources. The work produced is based around the book ‘The Stars, A New Way To See Them’ by H.A.Rey, where I selected suggestive words and found their definitions. Creating a star chart, I linked and arranging words informed by the illustrations found in the book.

Knowlden responded to the collaborative installation by exploring the pure visual side of star constellations. She selected a number of star systems from the sculpture and illustrated them by producing individual ink based positive slides. The audience were able to observe the entire collection using the slide viewer, whilst one slide is projected within the second room.

 First Light Festival (2019)

We were commissioned to transform a Lowestoft beach hut into an immersive astronomical space inspired by our 2016 residency at The Barbershop. The hut artwork was part of a brand new 24-hour multi-arts festival called First Light Festival, over the summer solstice celebrating Lowestoft as our most easterly town, where the first sunrise reaches the horizon every morning. The hut contained every constellation in the northern hemisphere spelled out by individual letters and arranged in star-patterns to resemble the cosmos.