I am quite excited about this large scale fabric print. It will be an excellent piece for my solo show at Sawyer Yards-Gallery 100 next year. The space at Sawyer is fantastic. I am well aware of the amount of work up that needs to be done ahead of my exhibition in February. I have received the site plan from Grace Zuniga, Sawyer Yards creative director and will work on layout plans in the next few weeks. This way I will be able to identify areas that need work ahead of time. Thrilled that I will have space for my 60ft handprinted unique state print of migrant journeys.

Words used in relation to photography and making art. Hunting, shooting, dissecting, disrupting, cutting, folding, removing, hiding, concealing, manipulating. All these words relate to how I make work. Some of these words can and have been used when reporting the treatment of migrants.

Delighted to have been shortlisted for AOP Places. A really wonderful selection of work was submitted, it was an honour to be included alongside such amazing talent. Grateful to have the opportunity to be included in the online awards ceremony.

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Sawyer Yards is the venue for the next two shows of annual Houston Fotofest. Covid has reduced the art spaces available for the next few years.

Last week I met with Grace Zuniga who is the creative director for Sawyer Yards. I am thrilled to have locked in this fabulous space, Gallery 100 at Sawyer Yards for my MA exhibition. My solo show will be installed at these repurposed silos during the month of February 2022.

This photograph shows current work Oritatami Nendo : Folding Clay by the wonderful Jodi Walsh.

You can see this wonderful venue at the link below. Sawyer Yards shows the annual Houston Fotofest

www.sawyeryards.com

‘Sawyer Yards | Houston’. 2021. [online]. Available at: https://www.sawyeryards.com/ [accessed 15 Aug 2021].

The International Visual Language Association.



Dr. Gary McLeod reached out about an online exhibition with IVLA. He suggested that this years exhibition, Seeing Across Disciplines might be a good platform for showing my work. The closing date was 9th August I just managed to submit a short video and two folded images. You can watch the short film below.

Colin Pantall suggested that PHMuseum could be a good outlet for my series and that he would be happy to support me with my submission.



I am grateful to have such a supportive, diverse range of tutors.

Delighted to have been shortlisted for #IPE 163 at the Royal Photgraphic Society. Such an honour to be shortlisted alongside such talented people.

This image was one of my first folds. A culmination of two years work focusing on the vilification of migrants in Texas.

This body of work is informed by my own experience of constant migration. My practice is grounded in the photographic images of my current ‘home’ where the iconic silos and rice dryers of Texas dominate the landscape. The actions of hunting, shooting, dissecting, cutting, folding and concealing these images mimic the migrants vilification. What is hidden between the folds are the unjust truths. Utilizing a hands on meditative approach leads to a transformation of folded and constructed imagery. My interest is in the materiality and physicality of the photograph which becomes an object in itself.

My 1-1 today with Wendy was really helpful. I now have a really clear idea of the way forward with this series of silo folds. I aim to work initially on refining my CRoP. Wendy said would really help to inform the work and pave the way for FMP submission. I aim to set up gallery shots and have prepared work for plotter prints to be made. This will help me to visualize a gallery setting. This will also let me see what some different print sizes could bring to this series.

Despite having imposter syndrome, I now feel a bit more confident in my direction.

Date of Supervision Meeting	14 July 2021
Start time of Meeting	09.30 CST
Length of Meeting in minutes	33 mins
Meeting Notes & Action Points	Great meeting today with Wendy. Current work is in a good place. Things to look at, refining messaging in CRoP, this will help with FMP descriptor. Reshoot images in gallery context for Sawyer Yards. Experiment with different background space within each silo portrait. Look at Sarah Charlesworth and Rafael Dallaporta.
Date of Next Proposed Meeting	Next meeting either Wednesday 4th at 3.30 GMT, or Tuesday 10th at 3.30 GMT. TBD depending on work flow.