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deptford x resources for rewilding
design / illustration / installation
2024
commissioned by deptford x to exhibit at creekside discovery centre, deptford
three illustrations illustrating tools for rewilding in three different urban contexts: community spaces, education spaces, and public green spaces.
visitors were invited to draw their own ideas of what rewilding in these contexts could look like
drawn digitally
printed on blueback paper
pasted on 8ftx4ft wooden panels using jin shofu (wheatstarch paste)
slide 1: rewilding green spaces
slide 2: rewilding community spaces
slide 3: rewilding education environments
slide 2: rewilding community spaces
slide 3: rewilding education environments
resources for rewilding zine
read via issuu here
communitywear
each final illustration has characters wearing parts of the community suitsshifting the individual into the collective
photography as research
walking deptfordset in slate?
research / filmmaking / animation / illustration2022
winner of the focus wales celtic film award 2023
MA illustration final project
distinction from camberwell college of arts
- this mixed media film investigates perceptions of cardiff’s
- contemporary identity through the context of its public art
through using a section of public art as an anchor, i investigated the relationship it has with cardiff’s community
the film explores the social, historical and geographical context of this selection of public art to illuminate the layers to this display of cardiff's identity
set in slate? methods
i start the film with an introduction into how my perception of cardiff’s identity has formed through its visual displays of identity in public arttraditional national symbols of identity, the welsh language and the history of wales as repeating patterns, which when saturated enough, are absorbed into our subconscious and become almost meaningless
glitching
stills
i structured the script to anchor the public art as the central narrative with context and perception weaving in and around it, shown through the public art as photographs, and the context mainly as animation
i chose to use some secondary images from archives because they were poignant points in history, and I want them to reference a time and a place
research
photography / observational drawing / psychogeography walks
above shows photographs and observational sketch research
secondary research into contemporary questions around public art brought about by the statue and black lives matter movements
the work of gaynor legall and tiger bay archives are asking these questions in cardiff
this is connected to the ways wales’ identity is constantly changing, from devolution in the late nineties, to the differences between welsh and english lockdown policies during the covid-19 pandemic
the book, welsh plural: essays on the future of wales is some of the most recent writing on the topic
these shifts are bringing questions about public displays of identity to the surface.
the philosophy of perception, including writings by maurice merleau-ponty, michel de siertoo and john lyons
when i was drawing people observationally in cardiff i noticed i could only ever be left with fleeting perceptions of identity through an individual
but collectively, they changed my perception of that moment, because i noticed them in that space
thinking about this in terms of cardiff's public art, any addition contributes to the perception of Cardiff because it distorts the view of the space it is situated in
what once may have been a blank wall becomes that wall with the gwenno mural, or an empty pavement becomes the pavement where the nye bevan statue is
my aesthetic inspiration has come from the influence digital methods have had on my process and perception of contemporary cardiff
i have looked at documentary film makers such as adam curtis, and writers which explore the non-space of cyberspace such as william gibson
the layers of connection between a city and its public art go beyond the city itself
the context takes you to a non-space where the only connection to the physical space is the public art
shado mag
research / design / illustration2023
re-imagining spaces in cardiff
group exhibition
- we are always vulnerable to becoming used to our spaces and the way we move in them and
- ‘we need imagination to illuminate those spaces not covered by data, facts, and proven
- information’ (bell hooks, 2010.)
i want people to imagine travelling down the paths I am drawing
what would you notice and how would you feel?
how has your perception of cardiff and your relation to the city been formed?
research
my illustrations partly took form through research into some of cardiff’s future sustainability plans, such as tram infrastructure and the allotment strategy, but also through reading and listening to the academics, creatives, thinkers and planners who are choosing to build a vision of cardiff beyond traditional, colonial and capitalist narrativesphotography as research
allotment spaces
railway tracks
doorstep revolution
research / illustration / graphic design2021
gentle/radical
- ‘we believe in the hyper-local, and in staying long enough in spaces to ensure relationships are meaningful’ gentle/radical
congratulations to gentle/radical being nominated for the turner prize
featuring my illustration
pwsh cdf
design / painting / project assistance / workshop facilitating2022
street art project
bringing joy and colour to forgotten pockets of cardiff post-pandemic through mural painting and design
pwsh reimagining, 2022
acrylic on wood
top of the capitol centre, cardiff
pwsh cdf, 2021
street art project
cygnor llyfrau cymru
books council of wales
design / illustration
2023
illustrating new readers discovering and lapsed readers rediscovering the joy of reading
hay festival
design / illustration2021
winter weekender illustrator in residence
live-illustrating a series of talks
hay festival winter weekender logo redesign
emerald fennell in conversation with gemma cairney
our creative cardiff
research / design / illustration2020
featuring legendary welsh women in cardiff’s creative hubs
The posters behind feature more Welsh musical talent @aleighciasings @ashajanethealien @gwennosaunders @kellyleeowens @catelebon and @marged124007500. As well as some of our fav fests @swnfestival @hubfestivalcardiff @tafwyl and @greenmanfest
Ofc the illo wouldn’t be complete without some @tinyrebelbrewco
The bookshelf features Elaine Morgan, Alice Entwistle, Jan Morris, Amy Dillwyn, some @hardlinescoffee with all their packaging designed by @cadilane_design and more books by Norena Shopland, Ursula Mason, Mavis Nicholson, and of course Charlotte Williams.
Eleri Siôn is playing on the radio, and spot @santesdwynwenmag and @southwalesargus in the shopping bag
On the wall we have my rendition of a @_charlottejames_ and @clementine.schneidermann photograph, and posters of artist Brenda Chamberlain, photographer Mary Dillwyn, @fairsaturday_cardiff @rabblestudio @phramewales @ffotogalleryplatform @rattrapcdf @gentleradical @dacymru @artesmundi @bhmwales and @cardiffanimfest
Posters feature @wearefio @wnotweet Touch Trust, @shermantheatre (Sherman Dance), Red Flannel Films @cardiff_fringe @ndcwales and @nationaltheatrewales
bbc
research / illustration2019-2021
international women’s day
match of the day