6 Crossings
Blueprint 1
Blueprint 2
Blueprint 4
Conexvs
Imprint
Knot Blueprint
Link
Nucleus
Nexvs series
My work here investigates the internal essence shared by all beings: the genetic blueprint of humanity. This series of hybrid works combines digital print, pigment, collage and encaustic media. Genetic codes and archetypal forms such as circles, knots and spirals are suspended in layers over cross-sections of digital portraits, reflecting our shared genetic inheritance. They represent hidden codes, complex structures, and histories that lie beneath the surface of our skin. I manipulate the wax to form irregularities and imperfections, conveying the impression of human skin and binding membranes. The faces in my art represent our diverse population and its varied phenotypes. The monochromatic palette, like a photographic negative, references medical x-rays, where perspective is blurred and internal and external images are connected. I use the color red for its direct relationship with cells and blood.
Several pieces focus on the DNA knot. I am intrigued by their configurations, both topologically and geometrically. I perceive these as a metaphor for links that tie all of humanity together. Their circular and chain-like formations also suggest the idea of continuity and infinity. Every living being on this planet is linked eternally in the great web of life; we are inevitably and inescapably related.
Patterns of renewal
These paintings were inspired by my walks in the woods of Cambridgeshire during the challenging days of lockdown. I was fascinated by the ephemeral dance of light and shadow on the forest floor, as sun-dappled patterns emerged and faded revealing nature’s exquisite choreography. I felt a deep connection with my surrounding environment. These wanderings were truly transformative, bringing light into dark spaces in my mind – reassuring me that brighter days lay ahead.
Drawing from the repetitive and intricate patterns I observed underfoot – the harmonious intermingling of organic forms with shadows and sunlight, I combined layers of paint and other media creating a new and vibrant terrain. Using a reductive process, I let the paint reveal what lay beneath, echoing the wild and beautiful paths I traversed.
The forest floor is like a tapestry: highly patterned, alive, chaotic, mysterious, and beautiful all at the same time. I am in awe of the healing and regenerative power of nature and the wonder of existence.
Japan series
These mixed-media pieces are based on my travels in Japan. I was drawn into the heart of a fascinating culture that finds beauty in the imperfections of life and accepts so gracefully the natural cycle of growth and decay.
Wabi-sabi is the quintessential Japanese aesthetic. It is a beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete.
Mapping Memory
My nomadic life causes the definition of home to shift continually. My imagery comes from both the recollections of places I have inhabited and the places I have visited – from as far away as Bhutan and San Francisco to Cambridge. These journeys are not only physically displacing but also a psychological and emotional passage, each one leaving a trace in my consciousness.
Layers of paint create surfaces that evoke weathered walls, revealing underlying histories and showing the passing of time. Using fragmented maps as a backdrop, I share my own unique experience of these places with the viewer, suggesting a world where political and geographical boundaries do not exist. Overlaid symbols of shelter – rooftops, nests and dwellings recur in these paintings in my constant search for a place to call home. I have come to recognize that geography and heritage are irrelevant and home is just a state of mind!
Impressions
These works attempt to connect experiences of different places, landscapes and environments with moments in time that reside in my memory
Internal and external mappings
In these works, I use silk screen, monoprints, photos, encaustic and embedded metal. The images in this series are metaphors for the cycling of energy and the unity of life. My use of the circle symbolizes not only oneness, but also the cellular structure contained within us.