The idea that Impressionists could capture a ‘moment in time’ is diametrically opposed to my personal quest to capture multiple... Read More
The idea that Impressionists could capture a ‘moment in time’ is
diametrically opposed to my personal quest to capture multiple times - manifest
in two ways: through the process of building and excavating surfaces, or in
subject matter that depicts the results of actions (both man-made and natural)
though time.
The courtyard of “Dae Fie” is piled and laden with objects of
different periods, equally precious and mundane, whilst “Lavena” reveal shifts
in attitude towards other cultures through time. Both are bars in Venice, both coincidently
have mirrors (or not). My best work is inspired by places where history is writ
large upon the fabric of the city, places that embody struggle, that cling on
precariously. Venice, Cairo, Jodhpur or Trivandrum...the detritus of their history
containing the potential to define their presence. Phoenix material.