In order to explore the relationship between history, memory and materiality, my studio practice uses everyday materials as a means of storytelling. Through collage and installation, each piece forms part of a larger context. My primary media are paper and cardboard due to their accessibility, but also because their fragility reflects the fleeting nature of the subject matter. I am interested in the ephemerality of time and memory, often focusing my work on historical events and childhood nostalgia. The use of biodegradable materials aims to reflect this sentiment, where they are similarly lost to time. I use collage and installation as storytelling devices, creating elaborate narratives based on historical and personal events.

My studio practice is informed by the debate of whether craft is art. Historically female dominated, craft was seen as ‘lesser’ due to its domestic nature. My work embraces craft both as a political art form and as a narrator. Through my work, I aim to briefly memorialise a specific moment in time whether this be recent, historical or non-existent. Using collage as an art form means the entirety of the work is fabricated, reflecting the unreliability of storytelling and the idea of memory being manipulated. The physicality of the repetitive processes (cutting, ripping and sticking) used to construct the work, create an intimacy between the creator and its audience, where each movement is visible in the artwork.