David has recently been awarded his ARPS for an unusual body of work involving reflected light and plastics.

Statement of Intent
In a New Light
The colours and shapes generated when using polarised light on transparent plastic are often
mesmerising. Experimenting, I became fascinated with making photographs of them as found in
domestic items, and also, in exploring the science and history linking double-refraction and the
discovery of polarised light. I made increasingly complex images but I always came back to the
colours, patterns and shapes within these images. My epiphany came in realising that abstraction
accentuated these key elements.
This portfolio aims to show that beautiful abstract images can be created from the colours and
shapes revealed from deep within mundane products and waste packaging. Literally and
metaphorically these items are seen in a new light.