Thanks to Arts Council England funding I am able to spend 12 months creating a project about Heart Warriors and Bionic Babes, celebrating individuals living with heart conditions and implanted cardiac devices. As the project continues I will be sharing more here and on the blog and IG
Charlie Kirkham is currently in the research and development stage of a new body of work, supported by Arts Council England's Developing Your Creative Practice fund (2025–26).
The series celebrates Heart Warriors, people living with cardiac conditions and implanted cardiac devices. Working in experimental mixed media, Kirkham is developing a series of portraits that draw on music, photography and imagination to honour survival, resilience and the beauty of bionic bodies. Each work recognises the quietly extraordinary experience of living thanks to technology.
The first completed work is available to view and acquire. Further portraits will be added as the series develops through 2026 and 2027.
Studio visits are welcome. To follow the work as it develops, get in touch or join the mailing list.
