Graphene 2014 - present What are our material obligations towards disruptive technologies? This project explores the ways a ‘wonder-material’ is considered, produced and consumed in an increasingly hostile and unstable environment. A single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal lattice, graphene is the thinnest, strongest and most conductive material on the planet and truly two-dimensional. Graphene has been continually lauded since its isolation by Prof Andre Geim and Prof Kostya Novoselov at the University of Manchester in 2004 and it has the potential to revolutionise energy, membranes, composites, sensors, electronics and biomedical technologies. Advancements in the study of the material provide hope but may also perpetuate troubling human structures and activities. Similarly, DIY materialists and basement experimenters may produce ill-fated fortunes or socially considerate designs. Previous Project Next Project

Friendship Rules 2015-16 Painting project about friends and dead painters, exhibited in a pub for my 30th birthday. Previous Project Next Project

Wet Paint on Wall 2017/18 Wet Paint signs are stuck to different walls and visited periodically to see how long they stay up. Previous Project Next Project

Assorted Paintings 2012-present Mixed works, various sources Back to paintings homepage Next Project

Temporary Observations 2016 - present How do common objects and experiences direct and shape our actions? This project creates artificial interventions in the built environment for observation into the fragility of our perceptual models. The observation of genuine human behaviours can be fleeting and ungraspable. By placing engrained signs, models and installations in a series of common and less common scenarios, viewers are invited to interact with artificial structures and test their perceptual agility. Documentation and recording of these interactions may be left to the imagination; when objects such as replica fuse switches or wet paint signs are removed or taken, residues of these accords and altercations can be seen and pondered. More recently, CCTV systems have been used alongside live note-taking, trap-cams and documentation by the viewers themselves. LOST Misplaced objects of play Work in progress Bollards II 10 replica bollards were planted in selected pedestrian locations around Deptford (for DeptfordX Fringe). Documentation of public interactions with the bollards were recorded and broadcast live online. (Click here for more documentation) Overground A full scale replica of a London Overground Station staircase was built in a garage from foam, card and paint and then opened up to the public. The event was documented using CCTV and public photography for 24 hours, over a week. (Click here for more documentation) Wet Paint on Wall Wet Paint signs are stuck to different walls and visited periodically to see how long they stay up. (Click here for more documentation) Refused Replica fuse switches were left in pub toilets and visited periodically to observe if they have been removed. (Click here for more documentation) Bollards I Four cardboard bollards were placed on a road at 4am for 30 minutes. 1 early morning delivery driver reversed back down the road. (Click here for more documentation) Back Next

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Charles_Harrison_Faces Procession (variation I), 2024 40x40cm Ink, acrylic, pastel, oil and resin on printed canvas Procession (variation II), 2024 40x40cm Ink, acrylic, pastel, oil and resin on printed canvas Quadrate (variation I), 2024 80x80cm Ink, acrylic, pastel, oil and resin on printed canvas Biography Charles Harrison (b. 1986, Kenya) is a dynamic contemporary artist whose work explores the depths of human emotion and connection. Harrison’s paintings are not portraits in the traditional sense but rather expressions of human experience—fluid, layered, and deeply introspective. His figures emerge from textured surfaces, built through an instinctive process of abstraction and realism. By layering colour, mark-making, and spatial depth, he creates works that evoke the complexity of human interaction and perception. “In these faces,” Harrison explains, “I seek a kind of abstract realism—one that resonates both visually and emotionally. I want the viewer to feel a moment of recognition, as if their gaze is met and understood.” In r ecent developments, Charles has been working alongside AI to explore new mark-making techniques , and technological relationships with the human. With a growing international presence, his work is held in numerous private and public collections worldwide, solidifying his reputation as an artist whose work speaks to the universal nature of human connection. 2025 Amélie, 2025 Mixed media on printed canvas 60 X 80 cm Tussle, 2025 Mixed media on printed canvas 60 X 60 cm Model, 2025 Mixed media on printed canvas 60 X 60 cm Red, 2025 Mixed media on printed canvas 60 X 60 cm Docio, 2025 Mixed media on printed canvas 60 X 60 cm Available works

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ACE Developing Your Creative Practice - Supporting Imagery & Information Please find below some imagery and information in support of my Developing Your Creative Practice application. The proposed work would seek to expand on my knowledge of filmmaking techniques and especially in the use of 16mm equipment. The primary theme and location for this work would be Lincolnshire and the fens - I am interested in the area of the fens which was historically reclaimed from the sea. I want to understand the history of water management in this environment and those who have lived and continue to live here. The below work details some initial exploration of these techniques and themes, including previous experience of filmmaking, working with landscape imagery in Scotland, and people living with rare dementias. Further information is given about projects which have explored water management systems, the land and materials of the fens, and relationships between human and non-human systems. I have also included some links to relevant information about important sites, archives, centres of knowledge and cultural context for the proposed development work. LINCS 2020 Experiments with clay-making, pottery and painting. Experience with Filmmaking the 'Neva' is a multichannel video installation about dementia, narration and the landscapes of a test. Are the voices of people with dementia diminished by cognitive testing materials? This film demonstrates individual capacities for expression through narration whilst exploring creative, historical and aesthetic qualities hidden in a scientific test of reading. Featuring 6 narrators who encounter a range of challenges with reading; from perceiving letters and words, to speaking them aloud or understanding their meaning, the film aims to highlight retained strengths for communication through bodily gesture, facial intonation and the playful drive to express oneself. The short passage that is narrated in the film is commonly used by neurologists when assessing reading abilities, and it was devised by Prof Elizabeth K Warrington as part of the Queens Square Screening Test for Cognitive Defects. The text includes details from Prof. Warrington’s own personal history and the film creatively explores these names, places and objects in association with the narrations. This project has been funded by the Created Out of Mind residency at Wellcome Collection, London and UCL. The film will be toured around the UK throughout 2019, funded by a Wellcome Public Engagement grant. Installation & touring documentation can be found here Preliminary work related to themes in the DYCP application Water Storage 2019-present Diagrammatic drawings & paintings based on water management systems LINCS 2020 Experiments with clay-making and pottery, using soil from agricultural field. WATER TESTING for N — E º W ˝( S ) Seasonal School Between 11th - 15th March 2019, a series of workshops and practical experiments led by ten selected participants took place at Jupiter Woods, expanding on the states of domestic chaos and order by producing visual and critical responses. Research, documentation, conversations and materials produced during the week were consolidated in an exhibition. More Information Here Reading 1 – Old Dykes I Have Known Reading 2 – Punt & Plough Written Text - Dirty Waters Conditions for Ongoingness was a project furthering investigation into the symbiotic nature of human and non-human systems. The exhibition included documentation reflecting on a two-day permaculture workshop led by artist and environmentalist Charles Pryor in October 2017 and new works by invited artists considered our entwined relationship with the environment and with each other. More information here Links 16mm Camera Familiarisation Course The Outer Trial Bank Pinchbeck Marsh Pumping Station Flag Fen Archeological Park Fenland Collection ST Neots Museum The Hallaton Hoard at Harborough Museum Information about staff restructuring at South Holland Centre, Spalding