Acerbumdulce (Latin: bittersweet). Growing old is a bittersweet privilege, one denied to so many, but ageing is also accompanied by a multitude of emotional and physical changes. Youth and beauty fade, old age envelops the wearer with a cloak of invisibility. Acerbumdulce is a series of self-portraits exploring these concepts in an attempt to shrug off my shrouds as I approach my 70th birthday.
I am a British photographic artist with a particular interest in the preservation of analogue snapshot archives and their use in an artistic practice. Using various techniques my work explores abstract concepts. Whether working with contemporary or archival imagery my interventions allow alternative and new dialogues to be imagined.
