PhD Research

I am currently undertaking a PhD by practice, supervised by Liz Wells at the University of Plymouth to investigate my adaptation methodologies and the relationship between literary interpretations and self-portraiture. For my research project, T. S Eliot's poem 'The Waste Land' was chosen as an explorative text and framework with which to obtain new insights into the visual translation process. The research will also consider issues surrounding the autobiographical and visual representations of femininity, in terms of inscribing the self within the work and will examine the implications of reinterpreting the text from a personal perspective.

WORK IN PROGRESS

'The Waste Land'

'PastPresent' (2005/6)

Based on T.S Eliot's 'The Waste Land': Section I 'The Burial of the Dead'

Six black & white resin coated photographs (12x16"), Archival tape

'I Knew Nothing' (2006)

Based on T.S Eliot's 'The Waste Land': Section I 'The Burial of the Dead'

Digital video displayed on monitor (1'40)

'Urban Shadow Walks' ('Station a.m'/'City'/'Station p.m'/'Market') (2006)

Based on T.S Eliot's 'The Waste Land': Section I 'The Burial Of The Dead'

Digital video projection (6')

'Rural Shadow Walks ' ('Sea'/'Rock'/'Grave'/'Beach') (2006)

Based on T.S Eliot's 'The Waste Land': Section I 'The Burial Of The Dead'

Digital video projection (6')

'Fortune-telling/Re-telling' (2007)

Based on T.S Eliot's 'The Waste Land': Section I 'The Burial of the Dead'

Continuous looped digital video (9')

'Hushing the Room Enclosed ' (2008)

Based on T.S Eliot's 'The Waste Land': Section II 'A Game of Chess'

Four channel still photographic projection with sound-scape, looped (5’)

'In The Cage ' (2007)

Based on T.S Eliot's 'The Waste Land': Section II 'A Game of Chess'

‘Still movie’ projection, silent, looped (3.33’)

'Quartet Manoeuvres' (2007/08)

Based on T.S Eliot's 'The Waste Land': Section II 'A Game of Chess'

Four channel digital video projection, sound, looped (1.36’)