Wootton-Davies is an artist whose practice explores working-class identity, social mobility and the complexities of class consciousness. Drawing on personal experience, he uses the term class dysmorphia to describe the tension and disorientation that can emerge when recognising one’s social position in relation to others.
Combining family archives, self-directed photography and recorded interviews, his paintings examine the process of understanding and accepting class identity. Often characterised by an uncanny quality, his work evokes a sense of nostalgia and emotional distance, reflecting on the relationship between memory, belonging and lived experience.
More recently, Wootton-Davies has incorporated sections of metal into his paintings, referencing his father’s work in car breaking yards. These material elements act as both autobiographical markers and symbols of labour, grounding his practice in personal history while exploring broader questions of class and identity.
