PACK, an installation of 11 robot dogs made of ceramic and various complementary materials. Varied in size, (large, medium and small), giving the impression of a hierarchy of ages and stages of development - just like a family. 

The artist’s work has long focused on issues around mental health, particularly the ease of access to prescription medication and subsequent societal reliance on it to treat anxiety and depression. The analogy of the robot dog, or Black Dog, represents the decline of the person to a basic functioning being as the senses are numbed. The relationship of each dog to each other represents what, to some, is the last meaningful thing to exist, namely family and community.

The aesthetic of the pieces incorporate many visual characteristics recognisable from earlier work. Use of primary colours is prevalent and presents a bright façade, at first glance pieces may look playful and happy, however the subject matter is dark. Use of ceramic as the main material is complimented by the introduction of several materials not usually associated with traditional ceramics. Materials such as hosiery, Meccano, Corian, metal spikes and neon add a contemporary aesthetic. 

PACK emphasises the collective value of sticking together, the hierarchy of the pieces by size reflects a family unit, reliant on and supporting each other. 

PACK may be a collection of disparate, disconnected pieces, but PACK is a family.