Transient Nature

This body of work emerges from a deeply personal impulse to find beauty in what is cast aside. Using waste wood rescued from landfill as a substrate, each piece becomes a meditation on loss, transformation, and quiet endurance. The skeletal remains of small animals, rendered with intimacy and care, echo the fragility of life and the traces it leaves behind. The choice of reclaimed wood is both practical and symbolic—offering a second life to forgotten materials, much like the creatures portrayed.

I also sometimes attempt to highlight the delicate balance between life and death and therefore throw the transient nature of our existence into sharp relief. There is an undercurrent of pathos present in my work, which I feel conveys a certain sensibility and reflects our preoccupation with the need to find meaning in our lives before facing the inevitability of death.

The painting Flown, a poignant work within this series, was selected for the prestigious Columbia Threadneedle Prize Exhibition at the Mall Galleries in London. Chosen from 3,828 entries by 1,973 artists across 29 European countries, it was recognised by a distinguished panel including Emma Crichton-Miller (journalist), David Dawson (artist, writer, and photographer), Dr Arturo Galansino (Director General, Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi, Florence), Tim Knox (Director, Fitzwilliam Museum), and Lewis McNaught (Director, Mall Galleries). Its inclusion affirms the emotional weight and environmental sensitivity that underpin the entire project.