Projects.
Desert X
Desert X: Breaking New Ground in Alula, is an artists installation built in the Saudi Arabian desert. I was invited by Kitmapper to translate the artists concept into a structural spatial design that could sit within the harsh desert.
Helm Innovation Ltd.
Helm Innovation Ltd was a result of a design competition, creating innovative solutions to one of the most dangerous jobs, maritime piloting. The brief was presented as a competition by the Lloyds Register Foundation. Our solutions have won multiple awards and have been developed into a business, getting Helms life saving innovations out in the world.
Puntellare.
A new way of communicating disasters based on better understanding and critique of what I call ‘synthetic empathy’ is needed. My project addresses the 2009 earthquakes in L’Aquila, Italy, to illustrate the tensions in how we frame a disaster.
Synthetic Empathy.
This text explore the possibilities and the downfall of the evolution in disaster communication. The aim of the text is to focus on the humanitarian perspective, therefore, with the intention of conveying the message back to the people within the disaster.
Unstable Ground.
A collaboration between Jack Wild and myself, Unstable Ground is an interactive exhibition installation exploring the interconnected stories of the 2009 L’Aquila earthquake in Italy. We wanted to create an interactive installation which would allow users to explore the interviews in a way which was engaging and encouraged focused listening.
Into the Dark Exhibition.
Exhibition Design: As well as exhibiting in this show, I curated the event and did the exhibition design. This World War II bunker in Dalston was converted into an atmospheric space for Royal College of Art students to showcase their artwork.
BA Interior + Spatial Design Exhibition.
Exhibition Design: This exhibition showcased the BA Interior and Spatial Design students work to the public. We used creative solutions to prevent waste materials and to allow for a flexibility within the display of artworks.
Sepsis Six.
Created for London Bridge Hospital, Sepsis Six is an educational film that is used to raise awareness to the signs of Sepsis. The production was a collaboration between the LBH staff, Oliver McLaughlin and myself. This film is used internally within the hospital during staff training and for World Sepsis Day.
Minds eye.
The artist’s narrative, I believe, is just as important as the artworks themselves. Minds Eye enables the visitors to experience the darkness that Degas fell into during his macular degeneration, as well as the illumination and sensitivity to it within his work. This installation concept was created for the Courtauld Gallery.
When Disaster Strikes.
The nature of relief design involves a boundary between the design process and the area of its use. This disconnection between these two features can pose a negative distraction for the whole intention. The sensitivity of the whole idea can be mistranslated by differing approaches.
Horaikan Trail.
I was given a brief to create tsunami escape routes on the coast of Kamaishi, Japan, and to co-design with the local community. The intention was to remove the morbid associations and to create a nature trail with respect to the memory of those that lost their lives.