Angus creates interactive installations that combine sound, visual art and repurposed technologies to produce evolving experiences that respond to viewers and their surroundings. His work draws inspiration from artists including Brian Eno, Laurie Anderson and Olafur Eliasson while exploring themes of nostalgia, illness and contemporary life.
For Angus, completing the degree also marks the end of a much longer personal journey.
More than two decades ago, he moved to Brighton to study Electronic Music and Sound Art but was forced to leave university early because of family circumstances. Remaining in the city, he built a life and creative career before returning to higher education to finish what he had started.
He said: “Brighton has been there through some of the darkest periods of my life and, during the best of times, it's given me the confidence to keep taking creative risks. Completing this MA all these years later feels like closing a chapter I thought would always remain unfinished.”
Professor Tamar Jeffers McDonald, Dean of the University of Brighton's School of Art and Media, said: “Angus' work demonstrates the extraordinary power of art to help us process life's most difficult experiences. What began as an exploration of sound and technology became something much more profound: an honest and moving reflection on illness, resilience and recovery.
"His willingness to transform an intensely personal experience into work that invites empathy and conversation is exactly the kind of courageous creative practice we encourage at Brighton. We are incredibly proud to see his journey culminate in this year's MA Show.”
The exhibition is free and open to the public from 5–12 July at the University's City Campus, Grand Parade building in Brighton.