medium: digital c-type print photographs

dimensions: 80 x 110cm

year: 2022

This series of photographs explores confinement and safety within existing sites and those that we carve out. Dressed in an orange jumpsuit, the colour carries multiple meanings depending on the context. “Safety orange” is worn by hunters because it is not visible to deer, but improves visibility among people. In prison, orange can indicate who is incarcerated and who is free. It asserts social order and creates binaries; simultaneously protecting the body from the dangers within and beyond it. The photographs are taken in Lyveden New Bield, a National Trust property that has remained unfinished for over 400 years. The lodge contains numerous enclaves, which act as a carapace that both protect and confine.