Sutcliffe is a contemporary artist, photographer, and filmmaker who lives and works in Glasgow. His interest in film and recordings stemmed from when he was a child, and he has collected and recorded footage for over thirty years.   By saving footage that would otherwise have been lost and forgotten. people are seeing living stories which in one moment can tell us so much. As a result of Sutcliffe recording these general scripted moments, he has created a massive archive of original unexpected footage. Sutcliffe presents these clips and extracts as if they were a visual moving collage as well as using soundtracks and inspirations through literature and theatre which creates an unsettling bumpy effect for the audience.

“I am (For the Birds)” is one of Sutcliffe’s newest films, based on ‘Guy’ the gorilla from London Zoo, who died after being fed sweets as an attraction in 1978. Sutcliffe felt he has a connection with Guy  and kept a framed photo on his desk and created a film personifying Guy and putting forward relatable existential questions and statements such as;

I “and don't mind the leisure problem…but what do during working hours”

These melancholy identity and purpose questions are recurring motifs in his works which are beautifully described in varying metaphors and styles.