Photography

I utilise the camera and various tools of the  cinema and theatre, such  as makeup, costumes, props, and scenery, to  create dream-worlds filled  with Gothic horror and surreal humour.  I am  inspired by cinema,  theatre, television programmes and old masters. In  creating these  tableaux I am exploring the possibilities of the  transformation of the  everyday.  I usually collaborate with friends and  family who appear as  subjects within my work and they adore dressing up  and transforming  into new, sometimes absurd characters.  My work also  links strongly to  the themes of the Gothic and the Uncanny.  I would  describe my work as  darkly enchanting and familiar yet uncomfortably  strange.