Artists Statement:

In my practice, I use collage as a portal between a contemporary world and a romantic past which links current and historical ideas. Collage makes my work look timeless, separating it from being attached to a specific era. I use moving-image to explore my emotional response to different texts presenting a contemporary perspective towards literature from the past. I use poems that explore themes I can relate to, which lets me offer a modern perspective on past experiences and see what connects or disconnects them.

I explore these ideas through the use of moving image work as well as collages and acrylic paintings. Painting allows me to communicate with a space whilst spending time with it. I like to work with a mixture of memory and reference images rather than in situ as it helps me unpack an experience and reflect on it, as well as what I felt in that moment. I aim to work instinctively to allow myself to respond to ideas rather than attempting to create an inauthentic narrative. I work with fictional and non-fictional spaces to create a tapestry of context for the subject. The work is a meditation of a poem or idea through the visual language of moving images, paintings or collages.