Responding to the Coronavirus pandemic, I wanted to celebrate the journeys that had been rendered obsolete.

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Reconnect was inspired by the prolonged periods of lockdown and isolation, when many of us were unable to visit friends and family through recent difficult times.

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I began to notice street signs on his weekly walk for groceries.  During the height of the pandemic I was struck by the idea that these frequent indicators, which are usually open symbols of direction became a resource of optimism.

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Working closely with my brother Keith Jex as the technical advisor and fabricated by Astley Signs, the work featured on BBC Radio and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport.