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» Untitled (Circle series) I - IV (2020) magazine collage 35 x 35cm
circle series
Working with the symbolism of a circle that protects, maintains, flows and connects, magazine imagery is held in a space of suspended animation, exploring notions of disposability and temporality within a unified whole. By exploding the external - an obsessive fragmentation of multiple perspectives drawn from the visual culture that surrounds us - I am simultaneously looking inward, drawing references from diverse philosophical sources and spiritual practices. Often seen as a symbol of protection, the circle template was taken from my dining table placemat, referencing intimacy within the domestic sphere. Emotionally accentuated during the pandemic, the home became a central ground for every aspect life, redefining a sense of time, relationship and priority.
An unfinished/ongoing series, with its initiation during the first lock-down of the pandemic, and its deviation into watercolour after losing our home to a gas explosion at the end of 2020. The only possessions I didn't lose in the fire that subsequently devoured the house were those in my studio - namely my artwork. In the months following our relocation to temporary accommodation, I began reproducing the collages from lockdown in watercolour. The reproductions are not exact scale replicas, honouring the fluid nature of watercolour. This act of repair became a tool for recovery, a process opposed to the act of cutting usually present in my work.
An unfinished/ongoing series, with its initiation during the first lock-down of the pandemic, and its deviation into watercolour after losing our home to a gas explosion at the end of 2020. The only possessions I didn't lose in the fire that subsequently devoured the house were those in my studio - namely my artwork. In the months following our relocation to temporary accommodation, I began reproducing the collages from lockdown in watercolour. The reproductions are not exact scale replicas, honouring the fluid nature of watercolour. This act of repair became a tool for recovery, a process opposed to the act of cutting usually present in my work.