Julia’s work investigates people’s notions of self, fantasy and reality. She observes people’s relationships within their settings, places and things, whilst they move between differing levels of truth and imagination; challenging ideas on perception and pretence. As an adult or child we often create situations or say things that allow us to enter into new forms of space and reality.




 

 






 
As an artist Julia often uses the representation of everyday objects, both in and outside of the domestic sphere. She has travelled extensively and has a fascination for cultural ritual, anthropology and the arts. The use of language, the food we grow, clothes we wear, the environment in which we live; play an integral part of our lives and is evident in her work.

Sometimes the small is enlarged, increasing the scale of a small object disrupting our conventional sense of proportion, and reality, which can create a complex mixture of joy and fear. She works in sculpture, photography, film and mixed media, sometimes creating installations, frequently exploring the concept of the hidden, placing her work in secret places. Her work creates tension, transporting the viewer between reality and fiction, fact and illusion, destination and dislocation.

More recently Julia has become more involved in proposing and creating site-specific work, particularly for outdoor public spaces, such as parks and museum gardens. Some of these projects have developed links with the local community and schools; delivering workshops and meeting other community arts leaders.

Her most recent group exhibition, ‘Sculpting the Suburban Landscape’, at MoDA, ended on September 30th 2007. www.moda.mdx.ac.uk. Julia’s caravan installation, titled ‘The Untold’, has a supporting blog site www.caravanstory.co.uk, which captures the charm and eccentricities of campers today and yesterday. She invites you to add a story and image.