During lockdown I started a project called Inksolation. I'd generate a prompt using a random word generator and create an artwork inspired by that word. What came out was an incredible body of work; often hilarious, usually whackadoo. My pals ended up eagerly awaiting the next one too and creativity became a great balm against the lockdown depression. It gave me a sense of purpose, something to focus on, and made people laugh.

Skip forward four years and I'm at another division in my life, having been made redundant May 2024. While this is a completely different landscape to that of lockdown, I've found myself teetering along a similar crevasse; feeling adrift and wanting purpose. This show is a revival of my prompt challenge, an artwork created in response to a randomly generated word. It's a remedy to my current situation, of wanting to capture those feelings of creative vigour and a safety net of structure.

CONTACT

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Images

Becks Popham, Drift
Luminous
Echo