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Everywhere I Go
2010. Stainless steel & polypropylene rope. 200 x 200 x 200 cm.

Project for Wuxi.
Everywhere I Go
2010. Stainless steel & polypropylene rope. 200 x 200 x 200 cm.

Project for Wuxi.
Massive Orange Object
2009. Polyurethane and stainless steel. 275 x 25 x 180 cm.

A giant lens creates an intense disruption of space, the object itself transformed into a phenomenon or force field, deconstructing and re-ordering perception.

Commissioned by Lambeth Arts and Mount Anvil. Permanently installed outside the old South Bank University in London. The address is 345 Wandsworth Road, London SW8, next to the junction with Lansdowne Way.
Massive Orange Object
2009. Polyurethane and stainless steel. 275 x 25 x 180 cm.

A giant lens creates an intense disruption of space, the object itself transformed into a phenomenon or force field, deconstructing and re-ordering perception.

Commissioned by Lambeth Arts and Mount Anvil. Permanently installed outside the old South Bank University in London. The address is 345 Wandsworth Road, London SW8, next to the junction with Lansdowne Way.
Massive Orange Object
2009. Polyurethane and stainless steel. 275 x 25 x 180 cm.

Commission for Mount Anvil, London. A giant lens creates an intense disruption of space, the object itself transformed into a phenomenon or force field, deconstructing and re-ordering perception.
Massive Orange Object
2009. Polyurethane and stainless steel. 275 x 25 x 180 cm.

A giant lens creates an intense disruption of space, the object itself transformed into a phenomenon or force field, deconstructing and re-ordering perception.

Commissioned by Lambeth Arts and Mount Anvil. Permanently installed outside the old South Bank University in London. The address is 345 Wandsworth Road, London SW8, next to the junction with Lansdowne Way.
Posy
2009. Stainless steel & lacquer. 320 (w) x 320 (d) x 320 cm (h)

Project for Spitalfields. Flowers are not only a reminder of the mathematics that lurks beneath appearances, but have also always been potent symbols. The title invites the viewer to use that language of flowers to unpick the history of this place.
Big Blue
2008. Stainless steel, glass, water and dye. 250 x 250 x 50 cm.

Project for Bury Divisional Police Headquarters. A giant, blue lens, intentionally reminiscent of a magnifying glass, calls to mind the exploits of beloved, fictional super-sleuths. However, for visitors arriving on foot, the lens frames and magnifies the headquarters, and it is the police themselves that are presented for scrutiny, in a playful take on the idea of accountability.
Footmap
2009. Patented reactive concrete paving. Dimensions variable.

1st Prize: BCA Innovations in Concrete & 2nd Prize, International Concrete Design Competition. A paving slab whose appearance and texture change in response to pedestrian traffic, creating a visual and tactile record that adds functionality and character. Every pedestrian becomes a participant, inscribing the history of that space’s use, and creating a form of intuitively understood signage.