This series concerns the impact that technology is having on the environment and ourselves. It began 3 years ago when I was drawing my children as they played on their digital gadgets. The cold blue light of the screen captivated me, as did their expressions of concentration. They are submerged within digital worlds...I was intrigued with the idea of being connected to anyone anywhere in the world yet being dis-connected to our environment and each other.

 

It's easy to take new technology for granted and we crave the latest gadgets. Nobody seems to care what happens to all the technology that we don't want anymore.

 

It was through the work of documentary photographers that I discovered the largest electronic waste dump site in the world — Agbogbloshie – Ghana. Ignoring the obvious health risks, children sift through our digital deitrius in order to make a living. The effect that e-waste is having on their environment and on themselves is catastrophic. I felt compelled to say something about it in my work. 
 

I have shown this body of work in my hometown of Newport, South Wales and was chosen to take part in Human Nature Show, in Bristol earlier this year. I am looking to show it further afield - in London, Cardiff and Liverpool would be great. They are very large pieces - (the square ones are almost 2m wide). Thanks for taking the time to look at my work.