Artist Statement
Personal experience and memories play a part in all my work.
My often masked self-portraits are playful tableaus merely hinting at a hidden narrative: Visually pleasing yet somewhat uncanny.

Sleep and the dreams that come with it have been a particular focus in Dark Territory and Of A Night but I am also fascinated by other altered states of consciousness such as hypnagogia, depersonalization ( This Skin) and trance states.

For mask-making I mainly use mod-rock, clay and papier-mâché.


About me
Online
Pavilion Online Gallery 2007-08
Some alternate images from Dark Territory are included in the July 2006 group exhibit of F-Stop Magazine.

Exhibitions
Flight, Ashburne House Sunderland, June 2007
Helios, The Biscuit Factory Newcastle, November 2007

My work is in private collections.

Publications
Flight exhibition catalogue, 2007

Awards
I received an Honorable Mention in the International Photography Awards 2006 for a selection from Dark Territory and in the PX3 2007 for a selection of images from Of A Night. The same series made second place in the PX3 self-portraiture public choice awards.

Contact Information:
dodgystef@gmail.com