Spencer’s work is about photography itself – why we believe the camera never lies and the vernacular expectations within that. All his images are constructed truths, looking at the boundaries of photographic reality. Although a lot of the work is constructed, and arguably fake, it exists in the real world and in real time – with real people and things, in real places, doing real and often ordinary things, but maybe in places we might not expect. This contradiction of what’s real and not real, creates an uncertainty that should disconcert the viewer. The aim is to play with the assumptions of fact, fiction and fake, giving him the opportunity to weave in issues such as identity, race, nationality, and control.

Born and now back living in Ireland, he has lived in the UK, Italy, the US, and Middle East. Spencer had a career as a publisher before returning to his art practice. He has a Fine Art degree and post-grad qualification from NCAD in Dublin.

His work is held in public and private collections in Ireland, the UK and Europe.