future tense - becoming

Photos from the future tense solo exhibition. My works are usually  a 'Constellation' creating layers of  fun and humorous yet poetic and thought provoking voice.

My works usually consist of layered pieces that respond to responses, or reactions to reactions. The set of photos here is a reaction to my painting, which itself was a reaction to a 1930s photograph of performers wearing Bauhaus-influenced costumes on stage, taken during the era when the Chrysler Building became the world's tallest building. In the painting, a solitary, worried-looking frog represents nature, and I’ve altered the headgear from the original photo, replacing it with modern, taller buildings. The costume responds to the painting, and the nature-inspired headgear suggests an alternative relationship with nature. The work is both fun and humorous, yet poetically thought-provoking.

This large painting created with collage of images centres on the ocean, weaving surreal fragments—London’s skyline, fox, wind turbines, and a Tahitian woman—into a dreamlike landscape. A costume echoes my emotional connection to the South Pacific’s vibrant underwater life. The work gently questions our complex, often contradictory relationship with nature and the ocean’s fragile future.