A predominant theme in my work is portraiture, as I’ve always been fascinated by the faces of those around me and how I can connect with the viewer by exposing emotions, thoughts and ideas through a subject’s face. I’ve looked at various themes and concepts throughout this body of work, but I tend to gravitate towards the figurative and psychological. From my previous projects on ‘Addiction and its Effect on the Mind’ to more current work exploring societal blindness towards the homeless population and related feelings of disconnect and disassociation from reality, my interest is in the nuance and implications of apparently simple images. My recent project created during my foundation course here at Manchester Metropolitan University took a critical stance and lead me to consider the issues surrounding homelessness, or more specifically the tendencies people have to ignore the issue entirely, stripping the individuals affected by homelessness of their dignity and  humanity. The project encouraged me to use new methods and mediums such as ‘mod roc’ models and paper to create a series of silhouettes depicting homeless figures as a way to bring to life my impressions of the general population’s ignorance and insensibility. 

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