Explore the innovative work of ActionSpace artist Patrick Moses.
In this month’s Artist Spotlight, we are excited to showcase the work of ActionSpace artist Patrick Moses. Patrick’s creative practice revolves around the powerful relationship between language, sound, and visual art. His work is a dynamic exploration of how words, their sounds, and their visual forms interact to express personal thoughts, feelings, and experiences.
Moon, 168 x 52, ink on fabric, 2024
Patrick uses handwritten text on a variety of surfaces, including painted coloured paper, wallpaper, and fabrics, to record thoughts and events from his daily life. His interests—ranging from music, video games, and films to cartoons, food, and family—often serve as inspiration. His creative process is deeply influenced by the sounds and rhythms around him. While working, he listens to music and watches videos, capturing words and phrases from his environment. A shop sign, a lyric from a song, or even a line from a film might spark his next idea.
Roads, 65 x 45, ink on fabric, 2024
No Touching, ink on fabric, 2022
Clapping, 65 x 45, ink on fabric, 2023
One of the key elements of Patrick’s practice is the way he combines the auditory and visual components of language. He often works with words not just as tools for communication, but as textured objects—shaping, arranging, and layering them to create visual compositions that mirror the flow of sound. The interplay of the shape and sound of words is central to his work, creating pieces that invite the viewer to engage with language in a fresh, immersive way.
Patrick’s work No Touching was created for the Disability Arts Online Covid Commission. This mixed-media piece, featuring ink on fabric, is accompanied by a sound work that combines recordings of Patrick reading his handwritten text with ambient sounds from his creative process. Listen here.
Why is that, 80 x 60, ink on fabric, 2024
Family, 80 x 60, ink on fabric, 2024
Showcase Event
As part of this Artist Spotlight, Patrick’s works were showcased in-person at the ActionSpace studio at Cockpit Bloomsbury. The event gave visitors the opportunity to step into Patrick’s world, experiencing his artwork firsthand.
About Artist Spotlight
Artist Spotlight is a programme that highlights the unique practices of ActionSpace artists from our three supported studios. It aims to profile emerging ActionSpace artists by providing insights into their influences and inspirations, as well as showcasing new artwork.
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