My paintings and sculptures inhabit the realm of theatre. Costume, set design, decadence, decay, and the suspension of disbelief form its vocabulary. I aim to capture the complexity of disgust and decay, as well as the emotional and psychological reactions that they evoke. I am particularly interested in the way that decay and disgust can be unsettling as well as strangely enticing. These contradictory forces contribute to work that strives to conjure the individual viewer’s reactions.
The work highlights the sometimes nonsensical nature of disgust, as in many cases the objects themselves are not of any real harm, i.e: unsanitary or contaminating. The sculptural objects are made by utilising often foul or forgotten materials such as rotten wood, tinned foods, discarded fabrics, urine and glass, and are shown alongside paintings on canvas which pose as strange indications of the landscape of the world of the work.
Appalled at how the waves have polished it , Oil & acrylic on canvas, 140 x 210cm
Solid matter flickering in broad daylight, Oil & acrylic on canvas, 140 x 210cm
Weakened with appetite, Oil & acrylic on canvas, 35 x 45cm
Chance growths of desire, and colder, Installation view
Something hates unevenness, Wood, tinned fruit and vegetables, glass, agar agar and found fabric, 70 x 50 x 65cm
The Horsemen of the Apocalypse Never Came, Ceramic
In the Harbour Mouth she Stands, Oil & acrylic on canvas, 35 x 45cm
Chance Growths of Desire, and Colder, Installation view
In Risk a Salty Joy, Oil & acrylic on canvas, 25 x 30cm
Chance growths of desire, and colder, Installation view