The Material.ism Project was started as, and remains, a creative outlet that seeks to use both local and exotic materials (and people) to creative unique and interesting pieces which capture and convey a sense of mood through presence.
As we are living in a digital age, and concerns arise around the reproduction of art and media by both mass manufacturing and AI, I wanted to create work that could not be replicated in this way. Every piece of art that I produce is made completely by hand, and the life-cast sculptural pieces are cast from individual people. I am unconcerned with questions of value or artistic merit or digital systems, I am only seeking to make unique objects and work with interesting people in the process.