Lifeless

"Lifeless" is in part a homage to the birds on the West Pier in Brighton, as I worry whether they will survive. The origami birds are arranged in the roosting pattern of the West Pier starlings. This is my first work in a while that has not involved any sound or moving image; it is a study in stillness. I let the tiny currents in the air provide the movement for this piece, the material I used for the birds and eggs is paper, it is dead. When the air moves them they shimmer in formation, mimicking live birds.

This piece and "Shattered Perceptions" were made at the same time, and they go hand in hand. Both were made while I was recovering from being run over, and I became obsessed with origami as it was one thing I could do. I also started writing haiku and researching Japanese culture. The Buddhism and meditative discipline in Japanese culture seems to seep into their creativity, and I found that haiku and origami gave me a focus that was therapeutic and aided my healing.

	Installations Lifeless sculpture using paper, nylon and wood 2005
	"Lifeless" is in part a homage to the birds on the West Pier in Brighton, as I worry whether they will survive. The origami birds are arranged in the roosting pattern of the West Pier starlings. This is my first work in a while that has not involved any sound or moving image; it is a study in stillness. I let the tiny currents in the air provide the movement for this piece, the material I used for the birds and eggs is paper, it is dead. When the air moves them they shimmer in formation, mimicking live birds. This piece and "Shattered Perceptions" were made at the same time, and they go hand in hand. Both were made while I was recovering from being run over, and I became obsessed with origami as it was one thing I could do. I also started writing haiku and researching Japanese culture. The Buddhism and meditative discipline in Japanese culture seems to seep into their creativity, and I found that haiku and origami gave me a focus that was therapeutic and aided my healing.

'Lifeless' at '2' exhibition for RAG, Fringe Gallery, Brighton,June 2005
'Lifeless' at Contemporary Gallery on Queens Rd, Brighton, May/June 2005.
"Lifeless" at 'CouRAGe' at St Matthews, Worthing, Oct 2005.