I use two different approaches to take photographs – according to whether I’m actually ‘there’, in a real place that the picture reveals. Or away from the action - seeing and watching something vicariously, on the Internet, or TV. Either way, I take photographs of what I find.

Being in a real place with a camera and taking photographs is as straightforward as you might imagine. The second approach also involves a film based camera process – applied to imagery I appropriate and re-photograph from a screen. I call these pictures ‘Telescreens’.

There’s no hierarchy or boundary of subject matter across this mediated divide. But the Telescreens have metaphorical intent and sometimes include hidden, but deliberate changes and manipulations to the scenes portrayed to emphasise their aesthetic and allure.

The contrast between the visual syntaxes reflects how I engage with reality – actively, passively, and sometimes ambiguously.

The foundation of the work is an exploration of how the different manner of exposure affects our perception, interpretation of reality and muses on the idea of photographic authenticity. The pictures offer an aimless mix of serendipity and a calculated desire for memorability.