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Exploration of movement of light pouring through the pink perspex canopy onto concrete floor below. 
Bessemer Building, Imperial College, London.
Tonal cloth tape on birch plywood board.
20cm x 20cm.
2026

Exploration of movement of light pouring through the pink perspex canopy onto concrete floor below. Bessemer Building, Imperial College, London. Tonal cloth tape on birch plywood board. 20cm x 20cm. 2026

Matrilineal Lines Series No 5. 
Examining movement within light and refraction. Metaphors for the daughters continuous redefining and reimagining of her relationship with grandmother and great-grandmother although they are no longer here.
Faculty Bui

Matrilineal Lines Series No 5. Examining movement within light and refraction. Metaphors for the daughters continuous redefining and reimagining of her relationship with grandmother and great-grandmother although they are no longer here. Faculty Building Imperial College London. Acrylic and gouache on board (60cm x 60cm). 2026

Matrilineal Lines Series No 4. 
Line and light as metaphors for generational pathways. The double line is infinite - everything is possible.
Faculty Building Imperial College London. 
Acrylic and gouache on board (60cm x 60cm).
2026

Matrilineal Lines Series No 4. Line and light as metaphors for generational pathways. The double line is infinite - everything is possible. Faculty Building Imperial College London. Acrylic and gouache on board (60cm x 60cm). 2026

Matrilineal Lines Series No 3. 
Examining the deconstructed line, space and light. 
Faculty Building Imperial College London. 
Acrylic and gouache on board (60cm x 60cm).
2025

Matrilineal Lines Series No 3. Examining the deconstructed line, space and light. Faculty Building Imperial College London. Acrylic and gouache on board (60cm x 60cm). 2025

Matrilineal Lines Series No 2. 
Exploring line, light, reflection and refraction visually referencing the multifaceted glass building symbolic of complex generational relationships.
Faculty Building at Imperial College London.
Acrylic and gouache on

Matrilineal Lines Series No 2. Exploring line, light, reflection and refraction visually referencing the multifaceted glass building symbolic of complex generational relationships. Faculty Building at Imperial College London. Acrylic and gouache on board (60cm x 60cm). 2025

Matrilineal Lines Series No 1. 
Interrogating reflection and refraction using a harmonious palette and delving deeper into my family's matrilineal bonds - shared wisdom.
Faculty Building Imperial College London. 
Acrylic and gouache on board (60cm x

Matrilineal Lines Series No 1. Interrogating reflection and refraction using a harmonious palette and delving deeper into my family's matrilineal bonds - shared wisdom. Faculty Building Imperial College London. Acrylic and gouache on board (60cm x 60cm). 2025

Study of tessellated forms found within a fragment of the Faculty Building at Imperial College London.
Acrylic and gouache on board (40cm x 40cm).
2025

Study of tessellated forms found within a fragment of the Faculty Building at Imperial College London. Acrylic and gouache on board (40cm x 40cm). 2025

Exploring form and colour having used collage first to realise this painting.
Acrylic and gouache on board (40cm x 40cm).
2025

Exploring form and colour having used collage first to realise this painting. Acrylic and gouache on board (40cm x 40cm). 2025

Interrogating the surprising outcomes of taking colour and layering one step further with the use of different coloured acetate forms.
Acetate on board (40cm x 40cm).
2025

Interrogating the surprising outcomes of taking colour and layering one step further with the use of different coloured acetate forms. Acetate on board (40cm x 40cm). 2025

Interpreting the distillation of light in the shadows falling on the yellow floor of the Union Street Washhouse. 
Magnesium blue acrylic on BKF Rives printing paper (76cm x 76cm).
2024

Interpreting the distillation of light in the shadows falling on the yellow floor of the Union Street Washhouse. Magnesium blue acrylic on BKF Rives printing paper (76cm x 76cm). 2024

Interpreting the distillation of light in the shadows falling on the yellow floor of the Union Street Washhouse. 
Cobalt violet acrylic on BKF Rives printing paper (76cm x 76cm).
2024

Interpreting the distillation of light in the shadows falling on the yellow floor of the Union Street Washhouse. Cobalt violet acrylic on BKF Rives printing paper (76cm x 76cm). 2024

Suspended installation. 64 laser cut perspex forms. Interrogating light, movement and space. Referencing shadows spilling through the ventilation windows of Union Street Washhouse yellow floor.
2024

Suspended installation. 64 laser cut perspex forms. Interrogating light, movement and space. Referencing shadows spilling through the ventilation windows of Union Street Washhouse yellow floor. 2024

Maquette no 5. Prototype for suspended installation. 
Laser cut yellow perspex within LED lit clear perspex box (15cm x 15cm x 30cm).
2024

Maquette no 5. Prototype for suspended installation. Laser cut yellow perspex within LED lit clear perspex box (15cm x 15cm x 30cm). 2024

Exploring the splintered, fragmented image of Union Street window floor shadow. 
White on white.
Acrylic and collage on board (1m x 1m).
2024

Exploring the splintered, fragmented image of Union Street window floor shadow. White on white. Acrylic and collage on board (1m x 1m). 2024

White on white. Exploring transition between line and surface. 
Acrylic, card and cord on board (30cm x 30cm).
2023

White on white. Exploring transition between line and surface. Acrylic, card and cord on board (30cm x 30cm). 2023

Exploration of fragmented shadow on wall. Referencing my family's matrilineal bonds.
Acrylic and card on board (30cm x 30cm). 
2023

Exploration of fragmented shadow on wall. Referencing my family's matrilineal bonds. Acrylic and card on board (30cm x 30cm). 2023