I use different media to look at how people relate to their physical space and the natural world, with a particular interest in hidden or reserved subjects and themes of endangered nature and culture.
My past projects examine species, cultural practices and and their relationship with movement, space and the environment. Fly Over My City, developed in collaboration with the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, explores the lives of common swifts, the built environment and the challenges of coexisting with urban wildlife. The project incorporates a soundscape to evoke the presence of a migratory species that is often heard but not so easily seen. In Manifestations: Lion Dance and I, exhibited in London in 2023, I documented a traditional Cantonese lion dance group, combining image and sound, including interviews, to explore rhythm, movement and the transmission of cultural knowledge within a Cantonese-British community.
I am a Fellow of the Linnean Society of Natural History, London, who I collaborated with in the Framed Fish Project.
Exhibitions
- Fly Over My City, exhibit at Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Oxford, 2024
- Manifestations: Lion Dance and I, a self-curated mixed media two-day installation and talk in collaboration with Tang’s Pak Mei and Celestial Peach at the Charing Cross Library, London, 2023
- Fly Over My City, a mixed media exhibition as part of UAL graduation show at Free Range, London, 2023
Awards
- British Empire Medal for services to gender and equality, 2015
Education
- MA, Photojournalism & Documentary Photography, University of the Arts London, 2023
- MSc, Taxonomy & Biodiversity, Imperial College London, 2006
- BA, Biological Sciences, University of Oxford, 2004