Diffuser, nicotine oil, pipe, polyester resin, pigment
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Shown as part of 6 Birch Close, Peckham, SE London, UK 🇬🇧. Also shown as part of Eyes, Cig, 2026 at Haninge Konsthall as part of Krona Eller Klave?, Stockholm (Sweden) 🇸🇪.

I think I was interested in the idea of comical reduction, as a relatable form of minimalism. That if you could reduce a figure down to a single straight line, and still see another person in it, how you could also see a figure in a perpetually smoking cigarette at lip height. A cartoon like representation of life, protruding from the wall.

Eyes, Cig, 2026 is currently on show at Haninge Konsthall as part of Krona Eller Klave?, Stockholm (Sweden) until the 10th May 2026. You can see some more about Krona Eller Klave? if you click on this link.

Eyes, Cig
2024, 2025
Eyes: Video loop (02:60), 2 x Glass lenses, 2 x Digital watches screens, Raspberry Pi
Cig: Diffuser, Pipe, Polyester resin, Pigment

Eyes was made from two encoded round screens taken from smart-watches. It plays a looping video and has two comical lens’ that makes it seem less Big Brother and more cartoon-like and friendly. This work doesn’t see you, but whenever I show it people always seem to think it’s looking them. Maybe we, as human beings, above all else just want to be perceived.

With Cig, I think I was interested in the idea of comical reduction, as a relatable form of minimalism. That if you could reduce a figure down to a single straight line, and still see another person in it, how you could also see a figure in a perpetually smoking cigarette at lip height. A cartoon like representation of life, protruding from the wall.

Here are some photos of them in that exhibition — it should be noted the gallery wall is off-white/gray.

Video documentation of Eyes and Cig, 2026

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