artist statement

a dialogue with the environment

 

I make prints, paintings, films and installations that investigate my connection to the landscape at the coast. I work with local materials such as earth pigments, seaweed and rocks and often co-create with the environment, for example, by placing works in the sea. In this way I intend to establish a connection with place in the work itself.

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My coastal pilgrimages began as a child and the excitement, feeling of aliveness and freedom of escaping from the everyday continue today. I am interested in the ways in which humans connect to the environment at the coast and how we look at and use these spaces.

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My work connects to themes of time, embodied landscape and the interconnectedness of nature. I am interested in exploring the geology and environmental uncertainty of specific places, by focusing on its materiality and environmental changes that may be present such as coastal erosion. I want to give my audience an opportunity to reconsider our place in these liminal spaces where the land meets the sea. I like to have a sense of uncertainty and ambiguity in my work that leaves an openness for interpretation and space for the viewer to reflect. I hope to find ways to see the familiar in a different way.