“My research is interested in the idea of adaptation.
I consider the way we intuitively wrap, stack, tie and slot materials together around us and the way that nature creeps back into every part of urban space. It is about the perception of geometry, pattern, and light while moving through transitory spaces, such as corridors, underpasses, and the walkways between buildings.
I aim to make people more aware of the spaces around them by framing the details that are often overlooked. For example, the way that light flickers in-between railings when you move past them. I focus on those points where there is a discrepancy between what we think we see and what we are actually seeing. I use architectural materials - neon, stone, glass, concrete and steel – combining these in my works to consider urban spaces as systems composed of balance, weight, and fragility. Recently I have begun combining materials found in the artist’s studio such as paint and silicone alongside printed media to create sculptures using layers of material. I layer and collage together to investigate our relationship with the built environment, how this is changing and how we are caught between states of flux and stability. I do this by creating works that are layers upon layers of print, precariously or imposingly balanced on one point, by using more fragile materials to prop up heavier masses, or by unusual combinations of materials such as the submersion of neon into water.”