BIOGRAPHY
Philip is a Margate based live artist. His work currently focuses on masculinity, cultural identity, and physicality. After performing as a professional wrestler for 22 years across Europe, Philip transitioned into live art, discovering it could lend an authenticity to his work which couldn’t be displayed in the theatricality of wrestling.
Philip has shown work for 6 years throughout England and in Berlin, collaborating with Jordan McKensie, Nicola Hunter, Hellen Burrough and Noemi Lakmaier. He performed alongside Broderick Chow for Chow’s “The Dynamic Tensions Physical Culture Show” which took place at King’s College in London, returning the following year to deliver a lecture and perform original work at Chow’s “Sport/Spectacle” event.
In 2018, Philip performed original works “Purgation” at Steakhouse Live Festival, “Accepting Gravity” at Modern Panic IX, and “Defence Wounds” for SPILL Festival of Performance. The year also saw the premiere of Nina Davies’ art film “Two Performers Begin Standing On Opposite Corners Of The Room” devised with and starring Philip and Lucha Britannia creator Gary Vanderhorne.