‘If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, Infinite.’ ~ William Blake

dub: a copy of.
spectrum: the entire range.

dub spectrum has evolved over the years via numerous creative experiments. At present, the focus is on landscape photography and writing.

I’d rather be in the woods than a studio. A walk among the trees opens innumerable chance encounters with mysterious beings; an opportunity to reconnect with something ancestral, beautiful and unknown lays the basis for creating visual poetry as much from the body as the mind. Trees retain an enduring mythical, not to mention existential, symbolism and I am interested in how historically people have attempted to connect with nature through an embodied experience. Visually, I draw from a creative philosophy with both a DIY ethos and aesthetic inspired by the underground music I grew up around in the ’80s and ’90s; notably, where the human is integral to an artistic process utilising technology, which possesses some similarities to English Romanticism and what the Japanese refer to as ‘yutori’ (meaning ‘spaciousness’). I also write under a pseudonym, Percival Alexander, born from the despair I feel at the dreadful direction the world seems to be heading. Percival represents a decidedly gonzo jaunt into the absurdity of modern life – almost as if different creative avenues access different parts of the soul. I am not entirely sure how this relationship came to be but nevertheless embrace the idea of art as resistance by way of re-enchantment. Extracts from my debut novel Adrift in Amnesia can be found here. Extracts from my first book of poetry The Cycle Diaries can be found here.

2026

dub spectrum

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