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"Architecture is not an object but a process, not a thing but a flow, not an abstract idea but a lived thought."
- Michel Foucault, The Archaeology of Knowledge (New York: Pantheon, 1972)
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My work focuses on the built environment and social interaction, primarily through the emerging art of ‘parkour’ – a method of moving around the city through new and efficient means. Regarded by some as an extreme sport, practitioners challenge both their mind and body to create a complete freedom of movement that is inspirational and produces a beautiful encounter with architecture. The paths defined by city planners are erased and an Escher-like playground is established, presenting and re-presenting unique ways of using our living, social and commercial spaces. In addition, parkour produces a physicality that at first seems completely new but is simply an extension of childhood games and a basic desire to use our bodies.
I hope to challenge our understanding of how spaces are used and appropriated, and offer alternative ways of looking architecture that might otherwise be ignored or forgotten.
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Exhibitions:
- Claire Galleries, Birmingham: ‘Black and White’ (March/April 2007)
- Inspired Art Fair (November 2006). Winner of ‘Hidden London; IAF Photographic Challenge’
- South London Gallery: ‘Building Blocks’ (October 2006)
- Van Alen Institute, New York: ‘The Good Life: New Public Spaces For Recreation’ (September – October, 2006)
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