Dwellings and cities I inhabit inspire me to explore the concept of space. The objects I construct hint at what I might see, experience or imagine. I am interested in the relationship between humans and the built environment and how each influences the other. The childhood home, hidden spaces, interior/exterior and the body in space are themes I investigate.

 

Our daily repetitive rhythms and routines are interesting because they are an illusion of predictability. In fact, nothing we do is exactly repeated because no moment is ever the same. I try to bring this idea into my work, whether it’s how I employ materials or in my use of multiples to build compositions or installations. While there is often duplication in my process and in the materiality of what I make, I work loosely so no piece is exactly the same. Each object tells its own story. Put together, they become a visual conversation and spatial narrative.

 

Ultimately I want the objects I make to be autonomous entities that play a part in their creation by way of chance. I choose materials and ways of working that force me to relinquish some control. Not knowing how a material will behave brings an element of surprise that frees me from attaching to an end result. The dialogue I construct with my materials attempts to make the point that poetic connections can be found everywhere.