Folklore Festivals of the British Isles

Folklore Festivals of the British Isles

Screen-Printed Festival Posters. 2021

 

This series of work responds to my interest in Folklore Traditions from around Britain. I find it fascinating that there are customs that harken back to a time forgotten, but i’m equally intrigued by the inculcation of modern day customs that are part and parcel of an evolving Britain. Much of my work attempts to relay my own social critiques and observations, questioning and satirising ‘taken for granted’ thought. British Folklore, and the associated ‘traditional’ customs serve as a fitting lens to ask poignant questions about social identity in a modern Britain. Does sovereign identity exist anymore, or is it pointless searching for a social identity that is liable to change and impermanence? Responding to British Folklore is just one of several recurrent themes that appear in the work I like to produce. My wish is that people might subliminally or consciously think about the subjects that fascinate me and come up with their own perspectives aided by the work. My work will serve as an expression towards the ongoing narrative contextual to this point in history, and attain cultural fluency.