(2020 - 2024)

During my art foundation course I started manipulating film photos after they’d been shot. I specifically used Polaroid film for this to gain a more direct manipulation approach. This evolved into the ‘Stages of grief’ project where I explore my own personal emotions with the grieving process. Often this has been used to explore the emotional grieving of a relationship ending but over the years I have come back to this process as a way to grieve different personal experiences.

I feel an instant gratification when organically manipulating the Polaroid film as I am keeping my hands busy with the motion of slicing, burning or soaking. My Polaroid portraits and photos are a way for me to express my inner feelings in a non-verbal way.