Artist Statement
Although we supposedly live in a constantly changing and fluid environment where nothing seemingly remains static for too long – it’s somehow surprising that language, culture, spaces and territories can still be placed within clearly defined markers and firmly rooted to existing perceptions.
When I was young, my parents would share stories with my siblings and me, of people crossing divides leaving behind a little of their previous identity and accepting elements of a new one.
Surfaces have always been important points of confluence for me - only appearing to reflect but it often masks a character which radiates from beneath. It is in trying to grasp and understand these two states and how they could either be the creators of potential (im)balance, tension or a new hybrid that fascinates me.
Thus, I find myself constantly drawn to ideas or spaces which fall within 'clearly' defined, restrictive and accepted marks – a line, boundary points or surfaces. These become the point of departure for my work, an opportunity to explore beyond the surface, imagining that some surfaces are chimera-like thus having a character which is in flux, erasing any previously known understanding we may have held. It is only through such a process, where we can examine our own perception can an understanding of the relationship between the visible and the hidden be exposed and examined.
When I was young, my parents would share stories with my siblings and me, of people crossing divides leaving behind a little of their previous identity and accepting elements of a new one.
Surfaces have always been important points of confluence for me - only appearing to reflect but it often masks a character which radiates from beneath. It is in trying to grasp and understand these two states and how they could either be the creators of potential (im)balance, tension or a new hybrid that fascinates me.
Thus, I find myself constantly drawn to ideas or spaces which fall within 'clearly' defined, restrictive and accepted marks – a line, boundary points or surfaces. These become the point of departure for my work, an opportunity to explore beyond the surface, imagining that some surfaces are chimera-like thus having a character which is in flux, erasing any previously known understanding we may have held. It is only through such a process, where we can examine our own perception can an understanding of the relationship between the visible and the hidden be exposed and examined.