Dystopia, 2015 series of 21 archival pigment prints dimensions variable
Dystopia
Part 1
A vertical diptych. The top image shows a soft, muted blue sky with wispy clouds. The image below it is a close-up of a white unicorn mug on a shelf inside a cupboard.
Part 2
Vertical diptych: a plate with food and cutlery on top, below it a dark, featureless doll's silhouette on a windowsill, framed by a sheet-covered window. Creates a stark and unsettling mood.
Two side-by-side photos: Left, a dolls dark silhouette in profile on a sheet-covered windowsill. Right, a teddy bear and scattered nails on a white tiled floor, creating an unsettling contrast.
Vertical diptych creating a disturbing contrast. Top: an arrangement of clean dinner plates on a white surface. Bottom: a doll lies pinned under a heavy brick.
A large, melancholic doll with black hair sits crammed inside a small cardboard room, filling the entire space, creating a surreal and confined atmosphere.
Vertical diptych. Top: a cream-coloured tote bag filled with heavy objects. Bottom: a view of a hanging doll, showing only its hands and legs.
Part 3
A vertical diptych. Top: a doll's head connected to an electrical plug, above a jar filled with doll hands and legs. Below this, scattered shards against a white background.
A vertical diptych. The top image shows two red ice lollies. The bottom image shows a mysterious form completely shrouded by a white curtain or sheet.
A vertical diptych. Top: a grey sky seen through a wire mesh. Bottom: pale, unbaked gingerbread men cutouts arranged on a white surface.
Numerous black, rectangular blocks of a similar size, arranged on a plain white surface.
A triptych of three images in sequence. Left: numerous similarly-sized black blocks on a white surface. Middle: the blocks arranged into a tight square. Right: a solid black panel.
A quote from George Orwell's 1984, which reads in part: "We shall squeeze you empty, and then we shall fill you with ourselves."
