quiet commuters
solo exhibition
in 1945, casper the friendly ghost attempted to commit suicide by lying down in front of a fast-moving train. this footage (from the first ever televised episode) follows casper in his moment of despair, where he sobs, realising he is still here…still dead…still alive…...still dead.
quiet commuters, 2022/1945
00’54” looped 16mm film with looper
clip from 16mm projector documentation in gallery (.gif)
duet, 1937/2022
sound work on bluetooth speaker
the short audio track plays every 37 seconds via a hidden bluetooth speaker. it is adapted from a moment in snow white, when she sings into a wishing well accompanied by her echo. the looped audio samples the split second moment when her echo becomes autonomous and instead chooses to sing alongside her rather than just repeating
installation view: (l-r) silicone mask on floor with torch, digital projection, 3 x risoprints, 2nd mask with torch, 16mm projection
goodbye, bye, bye, god bless, ggubye, bye, bye, god, bybye, by bybybbye bbbye, gobless, 1925/2022
02’32” looped miniDV video footage transferred to digital into a "ready-made" animation (.gif clip above)
installation view: (l-r) drawing lit up by torch balanced on silicone mask, digital projection, risoprints lit up by torch on silicone mask
remake,1999/2022
child’s casper the friendly ghost mask adjusted and recast for an adult-sized head (with torch used to light wall-based works).
background, 1982-2022
3 x A3 risoprints
these prints are part of an ongoing face collection, taken from the backgrounds of comic books.
remake, 1999/2022
children's mask adjusted and recast for an adult sized head
installation view: 3 x A3 risoprints lit up by torch balanced on a silicone mask
“why did you convert to catholicism, when you don’t believe in god?”...“i had to find something to measure my evil against”, 2022
A4 biro pen drawing on recycled A4 paper