The Bone Collector (2026)

The Bone Collector is a series of 36 photographic self-portraits telling my story of recovery from

complete dissociative amnesia caused by over three decades of complex trauma, to memory and health.

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I found the carcass of a sheep whilst out walking. It felt symbolic of my past suffering, and the bones symbolic of memory and the exposure of what happened to me. I collected some of the bones and took self-portraits in a creative reimagining of what it took to remember, to recover and to heal.

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The Bone Collector is also a handmade artist's photobook, layering 32 photographs with poetic text. The design of the book, including the choice of print technique and presentation, further conceptualises the embodied nature of trauma.