And so the psychic had said …

“Crooks practice operates as a sublime form of bricolage - assembling haunted nostalgias and remnants of memory into dense symbolic fields” - Artphoria

"Lupen Crook is a true original and an exceptional talent, a one off in the truest sense of the word." - DIY Magazine

“One of Britain’s most engaging, eclectic and unique musical figures." - Penny Black Music

“Songs for the beautifully broken.” - Louder Than War

“The sound of a soul stripped naked, then strapped to a guitar, set on fire, and sent shrieking down the street … splendidly uncompromising stuff” - Clash Magazine

Lupen Crook [b. 1981, Medway]

At the centre of Crook's practice lies an instinctual compulsion to create.

His work offers a window into an imaginative, internal world of personal memories, nature, nostalgia, and hope, as well as exploring moments of peace, connection, and magic in a chaotic modern world.