In 2006, while studying at the Royal College of Art, I travelled to Shanghai intending to make a film. When I returned, much of the footage was corrupted. What initially felt like a failure became a turning point.

These images emerged from the damaged footage. The image had ceased to function as intended: continuity was broken, information was missing and the underlying digital structure became visible. Blocks of colour replaced representation. The error revealed the pixel.

Rather than discard the corrupted material, I began to look at what the failure was showing me. It redirected my research and ultimately changed the course of my practice, leading from the digital image into print, textile, colour and the pixel as a physical and conceptual unit.

The glitch was not an effect I created. It was an error that created a new possibility.

2006
Digital video stills
Shanghai, China