James is an artist, writer, and researcher based in the North-West who works predominantly in collaboration with artists and communities. Often working in film, performance and text, his most recent works take the form of DIY game art. James’ current work focuses on his personal and professional interest in pro-wrestling, exploring how identities are formed by blurring realities, ‘fictioning’ and practising mantras as magic. 

James is a recipient of our 2024 Digital Artist Residencies programme, produced in partnership with DaDa and Lucid Games. This residency will allow James to develop his text-based wrestling game further and think about how other forms of game design might influence its evolution.