Unstable Surfaces

My painting practice explores the materials, beliefs and social structures through which we make sense of the world.

Working with earth, clay, mineral matter and synthetic pigments, I create paintings through processes of layering, disruption and removal. Informed by my Irish-English heritage, my work considers how shared narratives shape our ideas of value, identity and belonging.

I think of these narratives as a form of modern folklore: stories and beliefs that shape society, often appearing natural or inevitable until they are questioned.