My artwork aims to highlight the differences I experience as an autistic person and how these influence my perspective on materials, objects and agency. I approach my research with an autoethnographic focus as I seek to change the perception of autism from a piece lacking to all the pieces being needed to create a whole new way of experiencing, thinking and seeing. I explore identity, connection, boundaries, hierarchy and language through artworks and objects as vehicles to convey and share these concepts. I seek to challenge the perception of non-human identities.

My making starts with an investigation into the agency of materials and objects, and I utilise gold and silversmithing and craft techniques that are entrenched in the material’s functionality and quality. My material practice is multidisciplinary, and my artwork takes many forms. My goal is to transform, mutate, re-evaluate and re-contextualise everyday symbols (like language), objects, jewellery and games to create functional (or non-functional) items that seek to break down social norms and anthropocentric hierarchies. My work is an invitation to move beyond barriers, to stop diminishing ourselves to fit expectations, as in doing so we limit our capacity for a full range of experience.

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stim cube, 2021  
brass, yellow gold-plated chain, acrylic, Araldite, charcoal, resin and cubic zirconia  
44 x 44 x 44 mm

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stim cubes, 2021  
brass, yellow gold-plated chain, acrylic, Araldite, charcoal, resin, cubic zirconia, plywood, brass hinges, screws and wood glue  
650 x 600 x 600 mm

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maze (series), 2021  
bronze, brass, resin, cubic zirconia, 22 karat gold -painted fine silver and gold-plated chain  
50 x 50 x 10 mm

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i am overwhelmed/please give me space and time, 2021  
sterling silver, stainless steel, resin and spray paint  
90 x 85 x 15 mm

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puzzle glasses, 2021  
resin, spray paint, sterling silver, red, blue, yellow and iridescent acrylic  
65 x 145 x 145 mm

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disappearing inside, appearing outside, 2021  
copper  

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disappearing inside, appearing outside, 2021
copper

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