Mainly working with sculpture and installation I develop my ideas through experimentation with materials and their associated processes, attempting to capture and make tangible unseen elements and forces. Integral to achieving this is the incorporation of projections to produce shadows as part of the work.
Meaning in my work is embedded within the physical characteristics and mutability of my materials, so I choose to work with materials that are transformative in nature like plaster, glass, plastic, and wire. Outcomes are ephemeral and ambiguous, deliberately defying the conventional masculine norms of sculpture that relate to form and bulk. The tactile, sensuous and ethereal are juxtaposed with the utilitarian aesthetics of industrial substances, with the conflict between seemingly contradictory substances enabling a dialogue to form within the work.
It is my intention that my artwork will engage the viewer on several different levels evoking physical, emotional and psychological responses. Work is created on a large scale so that the viewer becomes immersed as an active presence in the space, allowing me to explore how structures and projected images might be constructed to engage the viewer in an embodied experience that engenders understanding of emotional and psychological trauma.
Meaning in my work is embedded within the physical characteristics and mutability of my materials, so I choose to work with materials that are transformative in nature like plaster, glass, plastic, and wire. Outcomes are ephemeral and ambiguous, deliberately defying the conventional masculine norms of sculpture that relate to form and bulk. The tactile, sensuous and ethereal are juxtaposed with the utilitarian aesthetics of industrial substances, with the conflict between seemingly contradictory substances enabling a dialogue to form within the work.
It is my intention that my artwork will engage the viewer on several different levels evoking physical, emotional and psychological responses. Work is created on a large scale so that the viewer becomes immersed as an active presence in the space, allowing me to explore how structures and projected images might be constructed to engage the viewer in an embodied experience that engenders understanding of emotional and psychological trauma.
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