The Neighbourhood Series
“I aim not to augment reality but to augment perception.”
Our digital online environment is rapidly becoming the space where we spent most of our time. Augmented reality is already putting extra layers on top of our offline world. The real, tangible world risks becoming the less colourful, less exciting version of the online world. I take this ‘less spectacular mundane environment’ and show how spectacular it can be when you really look. I aim not to augment reality but to augment perception. To augment sensitivity to natural phenomena that perform a free daily spectacle of shifting light, colour and shape, transforming the mundane surroundings in a magical theatre. Not by adding layers and 'suspension of disbelief', but by subtracting layers of noise and suspending conditioned knowledge.
Use arrows < > to scroll through pictures below | Photo Credits: Peter Cox
The Neighbourhood no. 1 • 2014 • Sewn Painting • Artificial Leather, Acrylic • 120 x 180 cm
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The Neighbourhood no. 2 • 2014/2015 • Sewn Painting • Artificial Leather, Acrylic • 120 x 180 cm (sold)
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The Neighbourhood no. 3 • 2015 • Paper Painting • Papier Collé, Acrylic, stretched on frame • 90 x 130 cm
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The Neighbourhood no. 4 • 2015 • Paper Painting • Papier Collé, Acrylic, stretched on frame • 90 x 130 cm
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The Neighbourhood no. 5 • 2021 • Mixed media • Artificial Leather, Acrylic • 80 X 122 cm