The Clockwork series from 2023 was inspired after reading that the symbollic Doomsday Clock is said to be the closest it has ever been to midnight. Most of the images in this series feature a time keeping or counting device, some of which have been in my family for generations; drawing on a nostalgic recounting of shared memories. The work is intended to be simultaneously provocative, surreal and playful. My method combines digital and analogue collage sourced from vintage magazines, as well as my own photography; and sewing directly into the printed image. The colourful nature of this series invites dialogue about the direct clash between aesthetic gratification and calamity .
