Arts Thread

a photography project illuminating grassroots football pitches in northwest england/scotland using light painting techniques to highlight their value to local communities and also the threats they face from property development

photographing british newsagents/corner shops from above using planar stitching techniques of over 60 images photographed on a tripod, to celebrate the everyday spaces vital to communities across the country.

part of my expanded practice beyond lens-based work, this sculptural light installation depicts the city of manchester and comments on the inequality and uneven development of the city (and other northwest cities). a motorised model of the infamously outdated class 142 pacer train synonymous with the regions infrastructural neglect and the north-south divide loops round the model skyline between skyscrapers and council blocks, defining the invisible line between wealth and poverty as concentrated areas of the city see an influx of investment and new inhabitants whilst others are neglected. The project serves as both a commentary on the contemporary socio-economic issues faced in the northwest in recent years, leading on from my essay research, and also an amalgamation of my interests and experiences growing up in manchester in the 21st century.