As I am into photography, most of my artworks are media based. The exhibition has allowed me to document my exploration and to try out new editing styles on Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom. One of the reoccurring themes in the exhibition is identity and I have linked it to culture and architecture. My idea to work around this theme since when people ask me where I am from, I sometimes struggle to answer it. This idea then kept developing and developing and helped me to make artworks and explore different artists around the topic.

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My interest also lies in architecture which inspired the idea to explore the architecture around me and creating artworks based on them. London in Blue and Abandoned London are artworks that show my appreciation towards architecture in London as London is widely known for their architectural styles from different periods. Abandoned London are pictures of London’s abandoned underground stations hidden in plain sight. Since the Underground network is massively apart of London’s identity, abandoning the stations across the city is like removing a fraction of its identity.  Textured Roofs capture how culture can influence roof designs, which can be considered to be a part of a country’s identity and it what makes them stand out.

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The exhibition shows how I have explored texture (tactile and visual texture). I believe texture is what elevates an artwork since it can interact with the audience in a way.

A distinctive feature that can be seen in my artworks is the colours I have used since they have a similar tone and shade to them and seem to work well with each other. I would consider architecture to my motif because architecture can be seen through my clays works and my lens-based works. Moreover, while building my exhibition, I did not realise how similar my works look and how they complement each other similarly and differently. To create my digital portraits of my friend (Lights, Camera, Action), I tried a new technique that I have never done before which was to paint on random objects around the classroom and use them as stamps, then scan them so I could blend them with my pictures using Adobe Photoshop. This technique was inspired by Joe Boyd, an artist who likes to experiment with different objects to a use to create digital prints. I also tried this technique again with Deer Print.

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In exhibiting my artworks, I wanted to ensure that each artworks work together and complement each other to make them stand out more. With Abandoned London the audience is invited to learn more about London’s identity, being something that is lost back to life. Matchday Moments documents moments that can no longer be relived, which allows the audience to experience those moments through my works. I used the floor to free the space more to make the wall feel less busy and compacted so it ensures that artwork can be looked at each artwork in detail without being distracted by another artwork. Plus, the audience can also learn a bit more about architecture through my works.

I arranged each artwork accordingly to the connections I saw between the artworks.

For example, Deer Print and Textured Tray have similar colours therefore, I decided to place those artworks close to one another. In addition, the peeping eye roof from Textured Roofs was also placed near the artworks due to the colour of the glazes. The LED lights that frame Lights, Camera, Actions help to convey my experimentation of the theme that I chose to investigate (light and shadow in dreams and imaginations).