People at work have always preoccupied me. In my practice I am drawn to record their labour, and to consider  how value can be inscribed. I am particularly moved by the effort of people whose work goes unnoticed, or whose work becomes erased or used up and has to be repeated. I enjoy seeing the competency that comes from repetition and the space this opens up for reflection. For this reason I often work with people nearing retirement.

In my short experimental documentaries I confront ideas regarding work and usefulness whilst considering my role as an artist. Circling around questions of value and validation, the films attempt to justify both my labours and those of the people I work with.

 

luck and learning image 1
self portrait '08 still 2
Billposters 1 cropped +hue rev 5
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Maintaining Dignity image
firemen searching web
putting things right image 2
putting things right image 3
Superimposition (Alasdair MacKensie and me)
tree fell sheet 2