Henry Miles

My work explores holy transhumanism, divinity, and worship. I see machines as angels, omnipresent and connecting all humans like data. Through them, we can "prolong" and "improve" human life, approaching the dream of immortality.

Disconnected and alienated from all things religion, I draw inspiration from early 2000s video games I played on the PS2 as a child, this period within my life comes closest to a religious experience for me. I also inject modern memes and hyper-niche references into my work out of personal and derived humour. Like religious-based art appeals to its sect, I want my work to reward those who can decode its visuals.

I like to think of the process of printmaking with the idea of a parent image - transferring an approximation onto another surface. A genealogy or relay between that of physical and digital experiences. I utilise eucalyptus printing as it relies entirely on the technology of a printer, and creates a feedback loop mirroring the struggle to remain separate and devoid from technological integration.