The Fall is a body of work developed for a solo show at Campbell Works, London in 2012 supported by a development and production grant from Arts Council England, London. Publication designed by Cameron Leadbetter of Shining Studio.

The exhibition included a room of digital projections – the work Windfall, six photographs on a timed loop, tracking the movement of an apple as it is thrown / falls through the air and takes its own photograph.

See the essay Photographing Apples by Daniel C. Blight –  www.varioussmallfires.co.uk

A series of stills on a monitor showed the passage of a dart as it flies across a bookcase, its shadow clearer than than the object. A hanging of balls in the kitchen, translucent circles illuminating a hallway, a single ball on the pillow. Finally, four photographs of scenes from the photo studio – an egg thrown and suspended in mid-air, a lump of blu-tak, misshapen from hitting the surface.

Making the work was a response to my experience of infertility. It was the first time I’d shot work in my home, my studio, my darkroom. Each stage of the project unknowingly reflected the stages I was going through in my attempts to become pregnant; trusting in nature, scheduling, interventions and what felt like random attempts before defeat.

Using automatic triggers meant I could draw a direct line between the subject and its role in the making of an image; prioritising action, rather than thought in the production of the photographs.