From a young age I have had a strong connection with nature, spending much of my childhood exploring the wilderness surrounding my hometown. This affection for the outdoors has led to inform my practice as an artist, with most of my work looking at environmental conservation in the Anthropocene and what skills and cultural practices we have lost through this evolution into a new age. By exploring the human relationship with nature, my work seeks to actively provoke thought and action in the viewer and to make people more conscious about how their actions affect our world.
My practice is predominantly analogue based photographic work, often using large format negatives and creating large scale prints to immerse the viewer in expansive landscapes. I have also worked using experimental techniques in photography, sculptural work and performance.
Though my primary practice is as an artist I am also available for commercial work such as documentation, weddings and other events. Please contact me for any enquiries about this.
EXHIBITIONS
2019 Wildēornes, More Music, Morecambe
2019 Wildēornes, Projection Programme, Centre for Creative Photography, Jyväskylä, Finland (Group)
2019 Ben Hope, Flow Photofest, Inverness (Group)
2019 Wildēornes, Futureproof 2019, Dunoon (Group)
2019 Wildēornes, GSA Graduate Degree Show, Glasgow
2019 My Wolf Dog, ISO Design, Glasgow
2018 White Rabbits, Wasps Studios, Glasgow (Group)
2018 Artist Film Screening, CCA, Glasgow (Group)
2017 No prospects, bright future, Grace and Clarke Fyfe Gallery, Glasgow (Group)
2016 Like____But Not Like____, SWG3, Glasgow (Group)
2015 BFC Photo Show, FYC, Blackpool (Group)
2013 Urban Landscapes, Chapel Gallery, Ormskirk (Group)
2012 Wired In, The Dukes, Lancaster
PUBLICATIONS
Lamb's Wool on Gorse, 2019
Ben Hope, 2019
Limestone, 2019
My Wolf Dog, 2019
Interrupted Landscapes, 2017
EDUCATION
2015-2019 BA(Hons) Fine Art Photography, Glasgow School of Art
2013-2015 Level 3 Diploma Photography, Blackpool and the Fylde College