My work focuses on the difference between the self and the body, and the wider implication of how we experience the world. Whether or not they cling to organized religion, everyone has their own spirituality, some guidance they use to make choices, in the hopes of growing and improving. If we claim self-improvement we are in some sense destroying the self, to create a better one. Destruction has to be a part of creation, in the replacement of the old, and we are meant to experience change, to be changed, without knowing or anticipating it. This is where panic lies, in this separation between self and body, between assumption and actuality. My work serves as a method of discovery, to ask questions, to show that the self is not the body but is still informed by it, and in doing so discover things for myself and move forward.
The processes of monotype and collage allow me to create strong marks rapidly and move fluidly through different images. I use letterforms as a raw expression, in the turn of my mind and stream of thoughts. Language is intended as clarity, but I find it can actually make things more obscure. Words can make the intangible tangible, but that doesn’t mean anything is easier to understand. By representing my thoughts with a combination of word and image, I can untangle my own beliefs and find something firm to stand on.
The processes of monotype and collage allow me to create strong marks rapidly and move fluidly through different images. I use letterforms as a raw expression, in the turn of my mind and stream of thoughts. Language is intended as clarity, but I find it can actually make things more obscure. Words can make the intangible tangible, but that doesn’t mean anything is easier to understand. By representing my thoughts with a combination of word and image, I can untangle my own beliefs and find something firm to stand on.