Using objects found whilst walking, I work with items of human detritus. Sometimes old, sometimes quite new and sometimes in the form of handwriting. I re-stage these found objects as artworks, either alone or  in combination with one another.

Most found object art focusses on the “object” side of the found object, but in contrast, central to my enquiry is its FOUND nature: the “found-ness”. Aiming to uncover ways in which this quality of “found-ness” might both be shown forth, I explore other factors that intersect and ally with found object art, such as chance, the precarious, the incongruous, playfulness, humour and its alter-ego, poignancy.

The kind of  found objects I work with are, by definition, unique: they are non-art items that are happened upon whilst out in the world, rather than sought out or selected. They are singular, irreplaceable and both lost and found.

Due to these characteristics, my thesis is that they might offer a particular vehicle for meaning, potential narrative and perhaps also for empathy because of their link to another (unknown) human, an unwitting collaborator - the person who lost or discarded the material used..

I examine what part my authorial voice plays in this process, by re-imagining these objects as artworks, using assemblage, audio and video pieces, printed and spoken word, and conceptual ideas and systems.

Living and working in Cardiff in Wales (UK), I am coming to the end of my Master of Fine Art course at Cardiff School of Art and Design and hope to embark on doctoral study next year.