“Growing up as the daughter of a blacksmith has left an indelible impression on me and led to my fascination for unconventional materials like fire and water. Working in the forge meant getting immersed in an alchemic playground, the source of making, where curiosity acted as a catalyst and experimentation was nurtured. A seemingly unsafe place, where cause and effect reigned supreme became a comfortable and familiar space. That time in the forge is my baseline for how I approach making, the interdisciplinary nature of my practice is its consequence. 

While I've always identified as a painter, I have realised paintings are more than paint on a canvas to me and can be objects of light and movement similar to film. Video and photography now play integral roles in my search for the right transmitters to serve my intended outcomes. Filmmakers like Ridley Scott, Jim Jarmusch, and Andrei Tarkovsky, with their abilities to create immersive worlds through colour, texture and sound have greatly influenced my aesthetics, materials are an intuitive choice and my practice has expanded into sculpture and installation.

I believe art offers a rare opportunity for people from a wide range of backgrounds to share an experience, while acknowledging both communality and differences in opinions and values.

To me, art can be evidence of interaction, a witness to the interconnectedness between. 

The subtle triggers for our connections with memories, heritage and the environment are where I find curiosity. What happens in the spaces where these relations are formed?”