I create ‘fragments’ to highlight the beauty found in the processes of

ageing and decay. The core theme of my work is colour, texture and

surface, strongly influenced by the Japanese aesthetic of Wabi-Sabi. I’m

interested in the relationship between the natural elements and the man-

made, such as that resulting from erosion and human use. Nature has

its own way of taking back reclaiming the artificial. It’s the meeting of the

two I find interesting. I seek out imperfection, in the insignificant and the

overlooked, recording marks and surfaces that are in the process of

breaking down, ephemeral, in a state of flux. Marks, textures and colours

are exaggerated, intensified to reveal the detail and complexity within.

Whilst being aesthetically pleasing the work also acts as a metaphor for

deterioration and ruin, associated with urban decay and ultimately death

and loss. It evolves organically, into a three-dimensional abstract forms

that hovers between object and image; to create a unique, visual and

tactile landscape of form and texture. Challenging traditional

understandings of the division between the visible and the unseen.