My work is informed by our relationship with the environment, our sense of history and the exploration of what is unknown. I am interested in how we see our environment and how this perception has changed over time. My work explores this changing sense of place and history.
Research forms an important part of my process and may involve a journey, obtaining specific objects and sourcing visual reference material. I work mainly in acrylic paint and build up colour and composition using glazes and colour washes.
My most recent work is concerned with our sense of exploration from both a historical and contemporary perspective. As we have travelled across previously unknown continents and sent robotic submarines down into the deep ecosystems of the oceans we have gained new knowledge. This work is motivated by our re-evaluation of this relationship with the environment and of our history.
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