‘Magnolia’ is a colour that I relate to my childhood home and my nanny’s home in Ireland. Usually accompanied by a vague tinge of cigarette smoke, magnolia is an old-fashioned interior colour that resonates with me a sense of warmth and nostalgia that I crave in the everyday objects around me.

For this exhibition in London I am primarily concerned with the ontological status of the colour magnolia, which I have explored through domestic structures both modern and retro-futuristic. From bakelite clock-radios, space-age ovens and kitchen units, I’ve taken inspiration from an anachronistic collection of household objects and created a liminal space to reflect upon questions regarding identity.

By evoking a sense of longing for a by-gone era, my work encourages the viewer to think more deeply about the emotional resonance of the things we surround ourselves with, and the ways in which nostalgia can shape or distort our relationship with our own identity. This exhibition evokes a sense of unease and comfort by transforming the familiar into something uncanny and surreal, challenging the viewer’s assumptions about what is real and what is imagined.’