Seat
A commission for Pannett Art Gallery in Whitby as part of Meeting Point, a year-long project in 2016 led by contemporary art specialists Arts&Hertiage. ‘Seat’ was an installation for the main gallery at Pannett Art Gallery that reflected the dual purpose of this beautiful space and its role in the history and governance of Whitby. […]
Closet
Closet is an installation of 25 delicate cutouts of Mary Hogarth’s dresses located in a secret room at the Dickens Museum. Mary Hogarth was the sister of Catherine Dickens, Charles’ wife. She stayed regularly at 48 Doughty Street where she occupied a room next to her sister and brother-in-law. It is recorded extensively that Charles […]
Up The Garden Path
Wood chip paths are found in urban allotments and parks as well as stately homes and country cottages. They are casual trails that are durable and dry and direct users through the landscape in a rather informal way ie people can join or leave them as and when they please. Similarly, in the exhibition Town […]
Pool
‘Pool’ was one of two commissions for Leeds International Pool by Leeds City Council in 2008 that took place prior to the building being demolished. It was a site specific installation for the learner pool that referenced and celebrated the history and multifarious functions of the building over its 40 year history. A semi transparent screen was fitted in the […]
Charge
Charge was a series of flags based on the St Georges cross. The designs referenced the colours of the England flag but contravened the rules of heraldry, which recommend the use of simple shapes that can be read from a distance. Instead, the imagery references an ancient Ottoman Turkish script, which alludes to the nationality […]
Open Door
‘Open Door’ responds to the unique geographical and social context of Generator Projects in Dundee as part of a group show ‘For The North’. A new (imaginary) entrance was created on the east facing wall to the same design scale as the main entrance to the north side, showing the door slightly ajar. Generator Projects is […]
Yarn
A series of site specific artworks that illuminated corners of Holbeck, Leeds with stories of its historic past. The work was commissioned by The Culture Company working in partnership with Leeds City Council and Holbeck Urban Village as part of Secrets and Light, a programme which aimed to encourage people to take an alternative way […]
Mene Mene
A collaborative art project by Pippa Hale, David Hawkins (Bishop of Barking) and Stuart Tarbuck (marketing and communications strategist) for Situation Leeds. Mene Mene located 13 texts in various formats around Leeds city centre such as CELEBRATE WITH ME, MEN FAINTING WITH FEAR and GO THROW YOURSELF INTO THE SEA. The statements were drawn from New […]
Artist In Residence, Patrick Studios
From 2003-2004, I worked as artist in residence at East Street Arts’ Patrick Studios during its transformation from an Irish Catholic Social Club into bespoke studios for artists. The residency marked a change in use for a communal building originally established to meet the needs of Irish immigrants at the turn of the last century, to […]