As Above So Below (Spring Tide)
Sea and sky inverted as mirror: the depths of the seas are unknown to us as the heavens, forever reflecting each other. The diagram illustrates how the celestial bodies keep our waters moving. At Spring tides, the gravitational pull from the sun and moon on opposite sides of the earth create the biggest tides.
Night Ships Passing
The English Channel is the world's busiest seaway, with over 500 ships per day. This long exposure night image is around two hours. The text on the right-hand side are the names of all the ships (plus origin and destination country, speed and location) that passed through during the exposure.
Watchmen
Inspired by coastal architecture and particularly the WWII pillboxes found along the Sussex coast. The diagrams on the right-hand side panel represent the different designs of pillbox seen along the Sussex coastal path. The drawing is a piece of impossible geometry informed by the pillbox lookout windows.
Beneath the Waves
Originally commissioned for University Hospitals Sussex NHS Trust public art programme and inspired by the geographies, industries and lived experience of the English Channel. More info below and here
Just Over the Horizon
The equation painted here is the mathematical formula to calculate how far away the horizon is when looking out to sea.
Common Whelk (after Fibonacci)
The Shape of Water I: Motion The Shape of Water II: Longitudinal waves
Aquatic Eruption I
Aquatic Eruption II
Aquatic Eruption III
Suspended I
Suspended II
Suspended III
Beneath the Waves: a physiography drawing imagining the landscape of the sea bed in the English Channel. The words are underwater and coastal geography recorded on historical and contemporary marine maps.