UK-based artist Hamish Young delves into themes of loss and abandonment shaped by childhood experiences. Drawing from personal history, his autoethnographic practice engages with transitional spaces and shifting environments, blurring genre boundaries. By relocating objects and employing layered metaphors, Young evokes complex emotional landscapes that intertwine memory, place and identity. His work invites quiet reflection on emotional ambivalence, crafting contemplative spaces rich with psychological depth. Rooted in his origins from Rotherham and now based in South West England, Young’s nuanced approach resonates with subtlety and introspection.