space junk - noun
disused satellites and other man-made debris in orbit around the earth.
I have long been fascinated by the space junk phenomenon. There is a beautiful corona of light reflecting crap surrounding our planet. I took this as the starting point to investigate the equivalence to people’s lives. The Space Junk series explores the minutiae of materials left in our wake as we journey through time and space. I have had the privilege to complete a number of private commissions inspired by this series; it is an intimate and often emotional process mapping the historical and geographical connections of a person. If you would like to investigate commissioning a piece in this series you can contact me here.
Black Hole - SOLD Artists' ephemera, recycled & found objects from Lumen Residency 2016. Sewn in silk on Irish & Italian linen.
Black Hole - detail SOLD
Earth Junk - paper ephemera, found & recycled objects sewn in silk on Irish linen
Earth Junk - detail
Earth - merino fibre, recycled beads, silk threads and Irish linen.
Earth - detail
Spiral Galaxy SOLD - merino fibre, recycled acrylic palettes & found objects, sewn in silk on Irish linen.
Spiral Galaxy - detail
Rose of Galaxies - merino fibre, recycled acrylic palettes & found objects, sewn in silk on Irish linen.
Rose of Galaxies - detail
Bullet Cluster - recycled acrylic palettes, found objects & merino fibre, stitched in silk on Irish linen.
Sun Junk with Mrs Scullion's Red Velvet SOLD - paper ephemera, found & recycled objects stitched in silk on Irish linen and velvet.
Sun Junk with Mrs Scullion's Red Velvet - detail
Infinite Possibilities - paper ephemera, found and recycled objects stitched in silk on Irish linen