About the work

Fingers draws its title and form from the oast-house wind-vanes which were part of my childhood landscape in Kent. Fingers have historic motifs and shapes – such as arrows and circles – which are specific to place. Sailing high above the ground and subject to changing wind I see them as signposts to both direction and flux. Fingers continues my fascination with the process, structures and metaphor of growing hops. This drawing is made through a hybrid hand made and digital process of folding, painting, printing and stripping back. The use of carbon paper connects me to my late father who used it when writing poetry.

Date and country of birth

1966, GB

Career Highlights

‘The Hop’, Solo Commission, Hayward Gallery, London, UK (2022-23); ‘Within a Budding Grove’, Pi Artworks, London, UK (2023); ‘The Hop Square’, Frieze Sculpture, London, UK (2023), ‘Threshold’, Kaunas, European Capital of Culture, Lithuania (2022); ‘Pardes’, Solo Commission, The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, (2021-2); ‘New York Counterpoint’ animation with Will Martin, commissioned by Orchestra of St Luke’s, New York with music composed by Steve Reich, (2021), ‘Dutch/Light’, Solo Commission, Turner Contemporary (2018), ‘Green/Light (for M.R.)’, Solo Commission, Folkestone Triennial, (2014).

In 2025 I will have a major survey exhibition ‘Running and Returning’ at The Box, Plymouth, UK. My work is held in numerous public and private collections both nationally and internationally, including: Arts Council Collection, Government Art Collection, Walker Art Gallery, UK, National Library of Australia.