I am an artist who explores the theme of class within the context of the built environment through video collages and photographic installations. Drawing inspiration from my personal experiences growing up in Merseyside during 1982-2003, a period I believe has been overlooked in UK history. My archive of photographs, videos, and research materials, compiled from my work as both an artist and property inspector, serves as the primary source material for my work.
My goal is to create images that evoke a sense of connection between the past and present, focusing on moments of arrival and departure in public space, regional identity, memory, and recent history. My work is influenced by landscape paintings of the industrialised north, social realist British documentary makers and photographers and DJ sets from early UK Techno, Jungle and House pioneers.
The idea that division is something that can bring us together is embedded within my practice, creating an alternative narrative - allowing the viewer to circumnavigate black and white thought patterns pushed on us by social media and increased segregation. Finished works enable deep and impactful engagement with contemporary political and historical events in short, sharp doses across physical and digital displays.
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Exhibitions include, solo: OUTPUT Gallery, Liverpool; The Birley, Preston; OUTPOST Gallery, Norwich; Concord Space, L.A; and Photofusion, London. Group shows and screenings: Open City Documentary festival, London; Two Queens, Leicester; TACO!, Thamesmead; Turf Projects, Croydon; Bloomberg New Contemporaries: Cornerhouse, Manchester and Rochelle School, London; Phoenix Art Space, Brighton; Studio Voltaire, London; Peckham 24, London; Karst, Plymouth; Folkestone Triennial and Auto Italia, London.
He holds a Master of Arts Degree in Photography from the Royal College of Art, Bachelor of Arts Degree in Fine Art from Central Saint Martins and a BTEC from Liverpool Community College. In 2023 Nick was selected as an awardee of the second edition of the LOEWE Foundation / Studio Voltaire Award.
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Recent / Upcoming / News
Nov 8th - Dec 15th 2024
Still/Life Artists' Film Showreel, Studio Voltaire, 1a Nelsons Row, London
https://studiovoltaire.org/whats-on/still-life-artists-film-showreel/
Still/Life Artists' Film Showreel, Studio Voltaire, 1a Nelsons Row, London
https://studiovoltaire.org/whats-on/still-life-artists-film-showreel/
Nov 9th 2024 1500-1700
LOEWE Artist Talk, Studio Voltaire, 1a Nelsons Row, London
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/open-house-2024-artists-talks-tickets-1048654011377?aff=oddtdtcreator
LOEWE Artist Talk, Studio Voltaire, 1a Nelsons Row, London
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/open-house-2024-artists-talks-tickets-1048654011377?aff=oddtdtcreator
Sept 21st 2024
Live audio collage and exhibition of new film 'Sliver', Air for Open House, London, Valley Room, Unit A29, Hatingswood Trading Estate, N18 3HU.
https://airstudio.org/ | https://programme.openhouse.org.uk/listings/12871
Live audio collage and exhibition of new film 'Sliver', Air for Open House, London, Valley Room, Unit A29, Hatingswood Trading Estate, N18 3HU.
https://airstudio.org/ | https://programme.openhouse.org.uk/listings/12871
Sept 28th - Oct 12th 2024
Theatrum Mundi Parasite TV Show at Turf Projects, Croydon.
https://turf-projects.com/
Theatrum Mundi Parasite TV Show at Turf Projects, Croydon.
https://turf-projects.com/
April 24th - April 30th 2024
Expanded Realities, Open City Documentary Festival.
https://opencitylondon.com/2024-festival/programme/expanded-realities/
Expanded Realities, Open City Documentary Festival.
https://opencitylondon.com/2024-festival/programme/expanded-realities/
March 2024 - July 2024
Theatrum Mundi Cohort.
https://theatrum-mundi.org/live/
Theatrum Mundi Cohort.
https://theatrum-mundi.org/live/
Sept 2023 - Sept 2025
LOEWE Studio Voltaire Award Winner.
https://studiovoltaire.org/studios/loewe-foundation-studio-voltaire-award/
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https://www.loewe.com/eur/en/voltaireproject/voltaire-loewefoundation-winners.html
LOEWE Studio Voltaire Award Winner.
https://studiovoltaire.org/studios/loewe-foundation-studio-voltaire-award/
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https://www.loewe.com/eur/en/voltaireproject/voltaire-loewefoundation-winners.html
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