Manchester School of Art, Vertical Gallery Commission

In collaboration with graphic designer Beau Langmead, we were commissioned for Vertical Gallery. Sharing a deep interest in the symbiosis of man and machine, we created The Violence of a Thousand Paper Cuts, a fusion of image-making, sculpture, and material-led practice. The work investigates the residual human understanding as AI increasingly replaces human effort in daily tasks. Portrait photographs taken on a medium-format Mamiya camera were laser cut into netted fragments, dispersing the paper spheres through a mesh-like pattern. Depending on the viewer's position, the visuals distort or reform, up close, they disintegrate; from afar, they coalesce. This disruption mirrors how meaning shifts through perspective, repetition, and digital manipulation. The viewer’s movement activates the piece, creating a dynamic interplay between image and body.