I was commissioned by Scarabeus Aerial Theatre to do a video design for their show Emerging that premiered at The Lowry in Salford in October 2022.

This show explores the real-life relationship between a mother Daniela and her trans-son Naissa. For an early scene Daniela, who was also directing the show, asked me to make a projection from an archive of beautiful family photos.

I chose a central image of Daniela and Naissa holding hands and built layers of images of them both through the years.

I spent a long time working to unify the photos as they had been shot on different cameras and at different times. The photographs were often taken on holiday and the scene was tender and full of care, I coloured warm and textured the images.

I suggested we hang the projection on a circular screen like a sun above the action,