In a world saturated with synthetic waste, Linger reflects on the geological imprint humanity is leaving behind. My skull sculptures envision a speculative decay - bones fused with soft tissue, hair, jewellery, coffin fragments and overgrown organic matter. Plastic waste weaves itself in, blurring the boundary between the natural and the manufactured.
The work questions whether, in an age of plastic and pollution, our bodies can ever return to the earth without leaving a trace. As decomposition entwines with synthetic materials, the skulls become contemporary memento mori—reminders not only of mortality, but of our impact on future ecologies. What we leave behind, materially and metaphorically, will shape the landscape of both life and death. Through these haunting hybrids of human and waste, Linger invites reflection on legacy and decay.
Images by Simon B Armitt
Linger at the Traces 2025 Exhibition at Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park, London, image by the artist
