'People / Prop / Place' 2004

Claire devised this project to bring a fresh approach to portraiture.

Claire contacted 30 friends and acquaintances offering to paint their portrait in oils with no obligation to purchase the works, on condition they agreed to a certain random element...

'I am an Artist' 1995

Claire asked fellow art students in the final year of their degrees to pose for a photograph representing them as a professional artists with their work.

The students chose their own poses and instructed Claire on the positioning and angle of the camera, with interesting results...