I’ve been thinking recently about my approach to creating, about how I sing the praises of finding beauty in the everyday, the mundane and the ordinary. And yet I often feel I have to take myself out of my regular existence in order to create - to make time and space, separate from the humdrum reality of life admin, commuting, work, domestic chores. But what if these, truly ordinary, experiences could become stimuli for creativity, rather than a resented distraction from it? Could I find inspiration in the washing up, or interest in the boredom of my daily drive to work? Could I make work about the truly ordinary, everyday realities of life, rather than the extremes of experience that are more typically associated with artistic inspiration and expression?
I’ve recently discovered the work of Clare Gallagher, whose stunning work investigates the intricacies of domestic life in a beautiful and compelling way. Also my friend, photographer Naomi Woddis has a wonderful approach to capturing the everyday that I’m finding really inspiring.
This feels like a new direction for me. Or perhaps not a new direction, but refining, developing and going deeper. Here are some photos I took in the early hours of this morning (just snaps on my phone, unedited).
I’m curious to see where this current spark of inspiration takes me…
