Based London, born Liverpool

2016 PhD, The London Consortium, on ‘The Arena Spectacular’

2011 MRes Humanities and Cultural Studies, The London Consortium

2009 MA Fine Art Media, Slade School of Fine Art

2007 BA Fine Art, Wimbledon College of Art


LUX Associate Artists Programme 2012/13

Selected exhibitions and screenings:

2022
‘Stimpy’s First Fart’ – new soundtrack for classic cartoon with Siôn Parkinson
‘Dreams of Safety’ (ongoing series) – interviews with international subjects on the theme of post-pandemic ‘safety’

2021
‘ROT Greenwich’ live performance with Amit Dinesh Patel and Siôn Parkinson
‘Data Fatigue’ with ‘is_this_it?’, online group show and publication

‘Film Exposed’ group show, Art Exchange, University of Essex

2020
‘The Anchorite’ with Oliver Brignall, online event with South Kiosk

2019
Jerwood/FVU Awards 2019 – exhibition at Jerwood Space London, SALT Istanbul and Phoenix Leicester

‘Stinkhorn’ commissioned by LUX Scotland and BBC as part of ‘Now and Next’
2018
GIVE GOOD performance and publication launch, Twentyone, Southend
‘The Jump Room’ publication, 2018

2017

‘The Jump Room’ solo exhibition, The Old Waterworks, Southend-on-Sea
‘Multiplexing’ with LUX Scotland, Glasgow
2016

Selected for Outpost Film Open, Norwich
Performance for ‘Togetherness’, South Kiosk, London, with Sion Parkinson and Sooyon Kim

Performance for Circus Between Worlds, with Sion Parkinson and Sooyon Kim, Glasgow International
Edinburgh Artists’ Moving Image Festival, screening
2015
SeMa Nanji Residency, Seoul, South Korea
Young Artists Programme, Daegu Exco, South Korea
Studio residency at hrm199, supported by LegionTV
Creative Lab Residency Glasgow CCA

2014
‘Multiplexing’ with LUX AAP, Peckhamplex Cinema

‘Childe of Hale’ solo video screening – Hale Village Hall, BFI Southbank, Bluecoat Centre Liverpool, Showroom Gallery

‘Scan Scroll Surf. Virtual Pictorial Objects’ screening at MUMOK, Vienna

Bibliography
2017 ‘The Jump Room’ reviewed in Art Monthly no.411
2012 Interviewed by When We Build Again about ‘The Beating of Vast Wings!’
2012 ‘Plans Within Plans’ reviewed by The Double Negative
2010 ‘The Bear Pit’ reviewed on Artvehicle
2010 ‘American Mountains’, group show at Auto Italia South East, London, reviewed in AN magazine, July
2009 ‘Cornerhouse Projects’ Cornerhouse, Manchester, review by Manchester Evening News


Writing
‘Ben Hur Live as Post-Cinematic Adaptation’ Journal for Adaptation in Film and Performance, 2022

‘The Jump Room’ book, 2017

‘Excessive Expenditure in Illusion City’ on Murdofleur blog
Countersituation – ‘On Entering the Movie Theatre’
Interview with Ed Atkins, MAP Magazine, summer 2011
Review of John Smith Solo Show at RCA, in MAP Magazine, summer 2010
‘Why Kenneth Anger’s ‘Scorpio Rising’ is one of my favourite films’ Or Something…magazine
Review of ‘John Smith – Solo Show’ at RCA, MAP magazine, 2010

Co-editor of dreck.co.uk (2009 onwards)